Isaias leaves more than a million residents without power as cleanup begins
United Cajun Navy Incident Cmdr. Josh Gill joins “Fox News Live” as communities across Florida begin cleaning up after Hurricane Isaias left widespread damage and power outages in its wake. Gill discusses recovery efforts on the ground and how volunteers are helping residents clear debris and rebuild after the storm.
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Communities are beginning to assess the damage caused by a powerful hurricane that ravaged the region, leaving damaged homes, flooded roads and debris-strewn neighborhoods.
Photos taken in some of the hardest-hit areas show the scale of the destruction as residents and emergency crews begin the long process of cleaning and rebuilding.
HOW THE SEVERE CATEGORY 2 STORM UNFOLDED ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE GULF COAST
Copper Brock helps salvage what he can from the Milton Quick Stop after the roof was torn off when Hurricane Isaias passed through the area October 10, 2026, in Milton, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Isaias impacted the Florida Panhandle near Destin on Friday, October 9, as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, bringing destructive winds, dangerous storm surge and widespread flooding.
The hurricane tore roofs off buildings, uprooted trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Florida and Alabama before moving inland.
STUNNING IMAGES CAPTURE HURRICANE ISAIAS FROM INSIDE THE EYE OF THE STORM
In an aerial view, an apartment complex is visible after the roof was torn off when Hurricane Isaias passed through the area October 10, 2026, in Milton, Florida. Hurricane Isaias made landfall and is the first Atlantic hurricane of the season with category two winds. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A house is partially destroyed after Hurricane Isaias. Hurricane Isaias made landfall on Friday, October 9 along the U.S. Gulf Coast. (Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Alex Dean cleans his house which was severely damaged during Hurricane Isaias. Hurricane Isaias made landfall on Friday, October 9 along the U.S. Gulf Coast. (Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Isaias was the first hurricane to make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast since Hurricane Milton hit Florida in October 2024, almost two years earlier.
The storm also became the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, ending an unusually quiet period in which no hurricanes developed until October.
DESANTIS DEPLOYS ARMY TO CLEAR ROADS AND RESTORE POWER AFTER ISAIAS LANDING
In an aerial view, a Southern Land Services worker removes a tree that landed on a home when Hurricane Isaias passed through the area October 10, 2026, in Milton, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
In an aerial view, a Southern Land Services worker removes a tree that landed on a home when Hurricane Isaias passed through the area October 10, 2026, in Milton, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Laura and Alex Dean clean their home which was severely damaged by Hurricane Isaias. Hurricane Isaias made landfall on Friday, October 9 along the U.S. Gulf Coast. (Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
As Isaias moved inland and weakened, the extent of the hurricane’s destruction began to become apparent.
Stunning images from across the Gulf Coast capture what the powerful storm left behind.
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In an aerial view, an apartment complex is visible after the roof was torn off when Hurricane Isaias passed through the area October 10, 2026, in Milton, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hurricane Isaias ripped siding off a home as it passed through the area on October 10, 2026, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Hurricane Isaias made landfall and is the first Atlantic hurricane of the season with category two winds. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A Shell gas station collapsed after Hurricane Isaias. Hurricane Isaias made landfall on Friday, October 9 along the U.S. Gulf Coast. (Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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