Hurricanes

BBC NEWS and BBC ONE West reported that Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the US Gulf Coast on Friday as a category two hurricane, the first US hurricane landfall since Hurricane Milton struck Tampa as a category three storm exactly two years earlier. BBC NEWS said Isaias had since been downgraded to a post tropical cyclone but remained a severe threat across the southeast, while BBC ONE West said it weakened to a cyclone after making landfall in northwest Florida, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. BBC NEWS reported at least four deaths after landfall; in the same bulletin a CBS Miami reporter said one person had died in the county where he was standing and that no other serious injuries had been reported there. BBC ONE West reported that authorities had warned of a life-threatening storm surge, with coastal communities evacuated and businesses closed. It added that more than 300,000 people in Florida and 200,000 in Alabama were without power last night, while BBC NEWS reported thousands without power and said restoration could take at least another day or two in some inland areas. BBC NEWS also reported states of emergency in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, with heavy rain expected to continue in Florida throughout Saturday. BBC NEWS said Isaias was one of three active storms threatening North America that weekend. It reported that Hurricane Simon was a category four storm that could strengthen further before striking Mexico late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, with a hurricane warning in Manzanillo and maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour or 240 kilometres per hour. BBC NEWS also reported that tropical storm Rachel had already affected Long Beach, California, where large waves destroyed several beachside homes, and that local officials called for evacuations, with heavy rain and gusty winds expected in Southern California and the southwestern US into early next week.

Key Claims by Channel

Claim
Reported by all 2 channels
Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the US Gulf Coast as a category two storm, later weakened while remaining a severe threat, and brought heavy rain and strong winds.	Reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One
Isaias caused widespread power outages, with more than 300,000 people in Florida and 200,000 in Alabama without power and restoration expected to take days in some inland areas.	Reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One
Only on one channel
Isaias was reported as the first US hurricane landfall since Hurricane Milton struck Tampa as a category three storm two years earlier.	Reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One
Fatalities were reported after Isaias made landfall, with at least four people dead and a local report of one death in the reporter's county.	Reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One
Authorities warned of a life-threatening storm surge, and coastal communities were evacuated with businesses closed.	Not reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One
States of emergency were declared in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, with heavy rain expected to continue in Florida through Saturday.	Reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One
Isaias was one of three active storms threatening North America that weekend.	Reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One
Hurricane Simon was a category four storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h), expected to strengthen before striking Mexico's southwest coast, where a hurricane warning was issued for Manzanillo and residents and businesses prepared.	Reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One
Tropical Storm Rachel brought large waves that destroyed beachside homes in Long Beach, California, and was expected to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Southern California and the southwestern US.	Reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One

This is a cross-channel consensus summary, not an objective account. Consensus can be uniformly wrong, or omit what only one channel covered.