Florida crews were clearing roads, including Interstate 10, while more than 16,000 utility workers mobilized ahead of the storm were ready to restore power, Governor Ron DeSantis said. Further internet outages were registered in Florida and Alabama. Isaias made landfall near Destin Friday night with sustained winds of 105 mph before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday.
Shell was monitoring improving offshore conditions after operators halted about 1.46 million BPD of oil production, or 71.5% of US Gulf output, ahead of the storm. Cumulative crude production losses reached about 3.25 million barrels. Major refineries avoided a direct hit, with the main plants in Mobile, Alabama, and Pascagoula, Mississippi, more than 150 kilometers from landfall.