The story in brief
Florida Politics reports that Hurricane Isaias left 448,000 utility accounts without power as of 7 a.m., with outages concentrated in Northwest Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis said 16,000 line workers were positioned ahead of the storm and had begun restoration work; the state had not yet established whether major facilities such as substations were damaged. Several state bridges and major roads reopened, while two Panhandle airports remained closed. The excerpt also reports one death in Escambia County that had not been confirmed by the state.