At least 2 deaths attributed to Isaias after hurricane bashes Florida and Alabama

A driver look at his overturned truck in a flooded parking lot on Saturday morning in Tiger Point, Fla., close to where Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday night. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night. At least two people have died from storm-related incidents, NPR has confirmed.

Isaias brought 105 mph winds onshore, snapping trees and knocking out electricity. Officials warn that flash flood threats persist, but further inland.

One death occurred in Escambia County, in the far west of the Florida Panhandle. Shortly before 9 p.m. local time Friday, a rescue team found a person pinned under a large tree, according to Sgt. Melony Peterson of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.

"The victim was inside the home when the tree collapsed," Peterson said via email.

Another death was reported in Jefferson County, Ala., which includes Birmingham.

"We did have a storm-related fatality overnight," Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency Director Jim Coker told NPR. "A tree did fall on the house," Coker added. "It was a single-family residence."

Hurricane Isaias forced a Waffle House restaurant to shut down when it passed through Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Isaias made landfall as the season's first Atlantic hurricane. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption