New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Nearly 900,000 homes and businesses across Florida, Alabama and Georgia were without power on Saturday after Hurricane Isaias came ashore on the Florida Panhandle, and forecasters say the water that follows the wind is still the larger danger, NPR reported.

30 p.m. Central time on Friday, or 9:30 p.m. Eastern, according to the National Hurricane Center. Radar data in the NHC landfall update showed maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, which made it a Category 2 hurricane at the coast. The Wall Street Journal described a shoreline hit by intense rainfall, strong winds and the risk of deadly flooding.

The lights went out almost at once. USA Today's outage tracker counted more than 560,000 customers without electricity ...