1 dead in Alabama after tree crashes onto home as Isaias' destructive winds push inland
Conditions worsened in central and northern Alabama as the post-tropical system moved up into the rest of the Southeast, packing damaging winds and heavy rain.
1 death confirmed in Alabama as post-tropical Isaias batters the Southeast
At least one person has died as result of Post-Tropical Storm Isaias. FOX News Multimedia Reporter Asher Redd confirmed a tree fell on a home in East Birmingham, Alabama, killing one. He brings us the latest as conditions worsen from the storm's impacts.
EAST BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– One person died on Saturday morning as Post-Tropical Storm Isaias slammed the Southeast with strong winds and heavy rain.
The death happened at a home in East Birmingham, Alabama, early Saturday morning, when a tree collapsed and left people trapped.
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FOX News Multimedia Reporter Asher Redd confirmed via the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency Director that one person in the house died.
Caution tape around a tree that had lost large branches. Lakewood, California. December 12. 2014 (Getty Images)
Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin, Florida, on Friday night.
The storm brought intense rains, hurricane-force winds and storm surge to coastal Florida.
POST-TROPICAL ISAIAS STILL PACKS A DANGEROUS PUNCH AS DESTRUCTIVE WINDS, FLOODING THREATEN MILLIONS
Conditions worsened in central and northern Alabama as the post-tropical system moved up into the rest of the Southeast, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain.
Tree damage in Mobile, Alabama, following Isaias. (Michael Estime)
Wind gusts in Birmingham early Saturday morning topped out at 49 mph.
More than 300,000 people were without power as of 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to Poweroutage.us.
Strong winds are beginning to die down in Birmingham, the FOX Forecast Center said.
However, rain will continue from the system through Saturday.