USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
People in Florida are built different.
On Friday night, Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 Hurricane with sustained winds of 102 MPH but quickly weakened as it made its way up the panhandle.
Via ABC News
Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday night as a Category 2 storm.
The storm, with winds up to 105 mph, made landfall near Destin, Florida, in the Florida Panhandle at 8:30 p.m. CT. As it continued its march over the western part of the Panhandle, the storm weakened to a Category 1.
A hurricane warning is currently in effect from just east of Biloxi, Mississippi, through Mobile and Pensacola to Panama City and Mexico Beach, Florida.
Fox weather reporter Robert Ray was on the scene in Destin and could barely stand in the wind.
ISAIAS UNLEASHED 🌀: Hurricane-force winds are hammering Destin, Florida, where FOX Weather Senior Correspondent Robert Ray is braving the blast as dangerous Category 3 Hurricane Isaias bears down on the Gulf Coast just hours before landfall. https://t.co/OTtDUyEaHY
— FOX Weather (@foxweather) October 9, 2026
During the broadcast, a random Florida man walked past Ray and yelled out “it’s a bit windy” before headed on his way.
Fox weather reporter Robert Ray live dramatically bracing from the wind, he had just come out of a leaning squat and random person nonchalantly walks by and says it’s a bit windy 🤣. I feel like I just came from a Shakespeare play! https://t.co/9jbrUJbyGn
— Burnin_T_Ranch (@BurninTRanch) October 9, 2026