The Gulf Coast hasn’t been hit by a hurricane since 2008, when Dolly, Ike and Gustav all struck the region.īefore reaching Florida, Isaac was blamed for 19 deaths in Haiti and two more in the Dominican Republic, and downed trees and power lines in Cuba.

But officials said damage appeared to be minimal, and many Keys residents held true to their any-excuse-for-a-party reputation. In the low-lying Keys, isolated patches of flooding were reported and some roads were littered with downed palm fronds and small branches. That forced some people to shuffle their travel plans and kept many, at least for a day, from enjoying their beach vacations. Isaac knocked out power temporarily for around 16,000 customers throughout South Florida, and 555 flights were cancelled at Miami International Airport. Article content Spencer Platt / Getty Imagesįlorida, historically the state most prone to hurricanes, has been hurricane-free since it was hit four times each in 20. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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