Coast-to-coast cleanup after three storms batter North America

North Americans are dealing with the aftermath of three storms that battered the continent’s coasts this weekend.

Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm. It forced evacuations along the Florida Panhandle and in some areas of Alabama.

At least four people were killed in the storm, including Jennifer Williams, whose family said she died when a tree fell into her home. Her husband, Joey, told NBC News that a tree hit their Pensacola home, crushing their family room and killing her instantly.

At least one other person was killed due to a downed tree in Alabama. Another died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator running in his garage in Florida, and a fourth person was killed in a motor vehicle crash in Alabama, The Associated Press reported.

Video from the storm showed intense winds tearing the roof off a hotel in Pensacola. It also sent a massive tree through a man’s house and into his bedroom. The man, Darryl Wellens, and his wife barely survived — he said they were inside the house when the tree fell.

Crews are working to restore power for hundreds of thousands in Florida and Alabama. Florida Gov.

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