Hurricane live coverage: Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida, as Category 2

The storm made landfall on the Florida Panhandle around 8:30 p.m. local time as a Category 2 storm with 105-mph sustained winds.

Now that Isaias has made landfall, it is expected to weaken as it rapidly moves inland across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley through the weekend.

But for now, hurricane-force winds extend about 35 miles from the center, and locations across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama are taking the brunt of the storm tonight.

The greatest threats continue to be flooding, especially north of the center, tornadoes and dangerous surf. Widespread rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches, with isolated amounts up to 15 inches, could trigger significant flash flooding from the Florida Panhandle into southern Alabama and southwest Georgia and the southern Appalachians.

The tornado threat will persist through tonight and into Saturday across parts of Alabama, Georgia, the Florida Panhandle, and the Carolinas.

Tropical downpours will move into the Mid-Atlantic and sections of the Northeast on Sunday.

As the storm roared ashore, conditions deteriorated in Destin, Fla., with heavy winds and rain.

Category 2 Hurricane Isaias has made landfall near Destin, Florida, the National Hurricane Center said.

It made landfall around 8:30 p.m. local time…

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