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Hurricane Isaias closes on the Gulf Coast as Florida panhandle counties go under Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings
Good morning. Weather is the shift driver. The National Weather Service / National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Isaias is approaching the Gulf Coast, with the remnants of Rachel set to impact the Southwest U.S. NWS Tallahassee has issued Hurricane Warnings (extreme) for Coastal Bay and for St. Andrews Bay waterways and the coastal and offshore waters from the Okaloosa-Walton county line to Mexico Beach, and Storm Surge Warnings (extreme) for Coastal Dixie, South Walton, Coastal Taylor and Coastal Franklin. If you cover the panhandle, treat those as live. Further north, NJ.com reports the National Weather Service still has Isaias remnants on track to bring heavy rain to New Jersey. For a read on how hard communities are being hit, ABC News notes FEMA and residents use the Waffle House Index as an informal severity gauge.
Fire. The New York Post reports a fast-moving wildfire — the Danny Fire — shut down a major California freeway at the I-5 Grapevine amid evacuation warnings; the cause is not immediately known, and a response is under way. Separately, the Los Angeles Fire Department said four firefighters suffered concussion-type injuries and minor burns in a fire following a reported freon leak and small explosion at a Silver Lake home on Wednesday, per Firefighter Close Calls.
Law enforcement and EMS. The NYPD says federal agents shot a person in New York City on Thursday; the person was conscious and taken to a hospital, and the NYPD did not specify which agency fired, according to The Guardian. NBC News reports the shooter was ICE officers, citing three law enforcement sources; Fox News places it in the Marble Hill area and says one person was hospitalized, per the NYPD. In Commerce, the Los Angeles Times reports one person was killed Thursday morning after a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy set off a chain-reaction collision, according to authorities. The Tampa Bay Times reports a Pasco juvenile detention officer was arrested for sexually battering a girl after her release, deputies say. Cleveland.com reports Akron police identified a person of interest and recovered the suspect vehicle in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian struck on Sept. 26. CBS News reports a 16-year-old girl died Saturday morning near St. Louis, and her family is demanding to know why it took days to learn how she died. On procurement, Route Fifty reports the Southaven, Mississippi police department took millions from Musk-backed companies, seeking drones and Flock cameras.
Zoom out: Two tropical systems are in play at once — Isaias on the Gulf Coast with its remnants tracking to the Northeast, and the remnants of Rachel heading for the Southwest — per the National Weather Service.
Alert in force
Hurricane Warning (Warning) — Mississippi Sound; Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM.
Severity Extreme, urgency Immediate, certainty Likely.
Issued by NWS New Orleans LA, in force until 2026-10-09T11:15:00.000Z.
Elsewhere
- New York Post: AOC calls for ‘full and independent investigation’ into Bronx ICE shooting — while blaming Target for aiding feds Read it
- New York Post: Mass. cop faces trial in Sandra Birchmore case after she was ‘groomed starting at 12 —then killed’ when she got pregnant Read it
- New York Post: Ex-Ukrainian security officer charged with executing Monaco bomber claims Kyiv authorized plot to assassinate oligarch Read it
- Fox News: Former Massachusetts police officer faces murder trial over pregnant woman's staged suicide Read it
- Los Angeles Times: Mexican Mafia suspects charged with shaking down L.A. County business, ordering shooting Read it
- Los Angeles Times: Tropical Storm Rachel: When will it hit SoCal? How bad will it be? Read it
- Los Angeles Times: SoCal business owner hid cameras in bathroom — and his shoe — for secret recordings, police allege Read it
- NJ.com: This N.J. town has worst heroin problem in county. It spent addiction funds on cop SUVs. Read it
- The Guardian (US): Hurricane Isaias ‘biggest test’ for Fema since Trump cuts, experts warn Read it
More from the desk
Sources
- Family demands answers from police in teen's death CBS News
- Fast-moving wildfire shuts down major California freeway as flames rage New York Post
- Harsh debut can’t dent Ja Morant’s Trail Blazers smile The Oregonian
- Person shot by ICE officers in New York City NBC News
- Federal agents shoot person in New York, police say The Guardian (US)
- Hurricane Isaias Approaching the Gulf Coast; Remnants of Rachel to Impact the Southwest U.S. National Weather Service
- Federal agents involved in NYC shooting that leaves one person wounded, NYPD says Fox News
- The Waffle House Index helps Southerners — and FEMA — gauge a storm's severity ABC News
- Pasco juvenile detention officer sexually battered girl after her release, deputies say Tampa Bay Times
- Hurricane Isaias remnants still on track to hit N.J. with heavy rain. The latest forecast. NJ.com
- Police identify person of interest in fatal hit-and-run that killed pedestrian in Akron Cleveland.com
- One killed after sheriff's deputy collision sets off chain-reaction crash in Commerce, officials say Los Angeles Times
- Southaven Police Department took millions from Musk-backed companies. It wanted drones and Flock cameras. Route Fifty
- FOUR FIREFIGHTERS SUFFER CONCUSSION-TYPE INJURIES/MINOR BURNS AT FREON LEAK/EXPLOSION – CALIFORNIA Firefighter Close Calls
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