Stories by Collin Bestor
Stories by Collin Bestor
Bagdad looks to recover following Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias blew open the front doors of Bagdad Methodist Church and tore siding from the steeple, but the historic church, according to its lead pastor, seems to have survived the storm.
Santa Rosa officials say county took Isaias’s hardest hit
Santa Rosa County officials say Sunday that the county took the hardest wind hit of any community from Hurricane Isaias.
DeSantis: Santa Rosa takes some of Isaias’ worst
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Oct. 11 outside a Waffle House in East Milton that the effects of Hurricane Isaias were some of the oddest he’s seen from a tropical system.
Santa Rosa sheriff orders curfew after Isaias knocks out power, traffic lights
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson ordered a countywide dusk-to-dawn curfew Oct. 10, citing the threat of looting and dangerous intersections as Hurricane Isaias left most of the county without power and most of its traffic signals.
Isaias makes landfall, Santa Rosa looks to begin recovery efforts
Santa Rosa County’s 911 center is still fielding multiple reports of severely damaged homes, but emergency crews cannot yet reach callers as Hurricane Isaias begins to quickly move out of the area.
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall as Category 2
The National Hurricane Center announced that Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 storm near Destin, Friday night. Isaias weakened in the final hours before landfall, slamming into Okaloosa County with 105 mph winds. Even with the storm now moving out of our area at 19 mph, the all clear has not been given. […]
“Stay put, stay safe”: Isaias continues to batter Santa Rosa County
Santa Rosa County’s 911 center is overwhelmed with emergency calls, and few residents have power as Hurricane Isaias’s eyewall skirts the county.
National Hurricane Center: 7 p.m. advisory
The National Hurricane Center has issued it’s 7 p.m. advisory for Hurricane Isaias. In this update, the storm has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm with winds of 110 mph. It is currently 45 miles southeast of Pensacola and moving north at 10 mph. There are no changes in term of local impacts in […]
Santa Rosa County Road Closures
FLINTWOOD ST AT SHERWOOD DR – TREE CAME DOWN ON AND PULLED POWERLINES ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OLD BAGDAD HWY AT RILEY ST – LIVE WIRE / LINE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD BOTH DIRECTIONS ON OLD BAGDAD GLOVER LANE AT HAMILTON BRIDGE RD – TREE DOWN IN THE ROAD VICTORIA DR – CLOSED DUE TO WATER […]
National Hurricane Center Update: 5 p.m. advisory
Hurricane Isaias has slightly weakened but remains a Category 3 hurricane, with winds of 115 mph. The storm is located 70 miles south of Pensacola and is moving north at 17 mph. All of the south end bridges (Garcon Point, Three Mile, Bob Sikes, and Navarre Beach Causeway) remain closed due to high winds.












