Hurricane Isaias updates: DeSantis addresses widespread power outages after landfall

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency across 27 Florida counties after Hurricane Isaias slammed into the western Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm Friday night.Hurricane Isaias strikes Panhandle According to a press release, Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin around 9:30 p.m. Friday, bringing maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Reports said wind gusts reached 116 mph near Santa Rosa Sound and 100 mph near Pensacola, while water levels in Panama City Beach surged roughly 5.6 feet above average high tide.Extent of storm damageOfficials have not yet detailed the full extent of structural damage or reported whether any injuries occurred during the storm.Path of the stormThe release states after making landfall Friday night, Isaias tracked north across the western Florida Panhandle into southern Alabama. Officials said the storm weakened into a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday morning.Massive power outage responseMore than 16,000 linemen and restoration personnel