Isaias evacuation orders lifted in the Florida Panhandle as storm remnants flood western North Carolina

Evacuation orders were lifted Sunday for Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key as the Florida Panhandle began digging out from Hurricane Isaias, while the storm's remnants brought flash flooding and landslides to western North Carolina.

Isaias made landfall Friday night around 9:30 p.m. ET near Destin, Florida, as a high end Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 to 110 miles per hour. It weakened through Saturday, and the National Hurricane Center issued its final advisory on October 10.

Four deaths have been linked to the storm. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis said one person was killed when a tree fell on a house, and a second person was found dead in a garage with a generator running. In Alabama, one person was killed by a falling tree on a home, and a second died in a Barbour County crash involving a downed tree.

Officials lifted the evacuation orders on Sunday, but the recovery is far from complete. At least one home was destroyed on Pensacola Beach, and boil water notices remain in effect across the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority area. Nearly 900,000 customers across Alabama, Florida and Georgia lost power Saturday morning; by Saturday evening the number was down to about 600,000, with Florida accounting for more than half.

The storm kept moving. Its remnants reached the Appalachians on Sunday, triggering flash flooding and landslides in western North Carolina. Flood sirens sounded in the Chimney Rock area. McDowell County recorded between 5 and 9.57 inches of rain. Water rescues were reported on the Catawba River in Burke County, and forecasters warned of possible tornadoes in North Carolina and Virginia.

Forecasters expected up to 8 inches of rain over the weekend in southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and southwest Georgia, with rivers in the western Panhandle at risk of flooding.

The storm also rearranged the weekend's college football. ESPN moved its College GameDay broadcast indoors, and No. 6 Alabama hosted No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night as planned. President Trump canceled a planned trip to the game, saying he did not want to divert emergency response resources.