UPDATE (10/10/2026)Leon County says not much is changing with its emergency plan as Isaias makes its way across parts of the state.Crews remain on call and the Emergency Management headquarters is under a 24-hour activation.Crew s have cleared at least 30 downed trees, and the City of Tallahassee and Talquin work to restore power to tens of thousands of homes.Matt Cavell, director of Community Relations and Resilience, says Saturday is when the true damage assessments begin, with crews checking for standing water on roads and other potential impacts."Again everyone should just use care when traveling in the community. They should also stayed tuned to all the county social media information as well as we issue a community brief in the morning, tomorrow Saturday morning to be able to tell folks what are the impacts we've seen, what would they need to continue to do and what if any other actions will be taken by county, city, state and local partners," Cavell said.Residents are urged to stay off the road until Saturday.UPDATE 9:50 p.m. Leon County is under a local state of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches, with a travel advisory now in effect from Friday evening through Saturday morning.Leon County Commission Chair Christian Caban issued the state of emergency Thursday and has since added the travel advisory, citing the threat of heavy rainfall and potential flooding."I want to ask our neighbors to be resilient, you know, be smart. If it's not an emergency, just stay home for tonight," Caban said.Tallahassee's National Weather Service is expecting up to 8 inches of rain in Leon County, raising the risk of flooding across the area.Caban emphasized that the advisory is not a curfew or a mandate, but said limiting non-essential travel can boost safety."We've seen a ton amount of rain over the last seven days and so if we do get eight inches of rain we're gonna see flooding in roadways. And with it being dark, we don't want folks, you know, getting in accidents. We don't want to weigh down our first responders," Caban said.The county is checking flood-prone areas and will continue monitoring through Saturday.4:36 p.m. Leon County Emergency Management is on standby as Isaias approaches the Big Bend, with the county already experiencing heavy rain and wind from the storm.Its Emergency Management team is working through emergency plans, checking equipment and rostering personnel ahead of the storm's arrival.Emergency Management Director Kevin Peters said that with the storm's recent increase in intensity, officials are expecting a greater risk of flooding and the possible development of other weather events."We need to be focused on the hazards that we'll experience on this end of the storm, and that's going to be predominantly heavy rainfall, the possibility for tornadoes across the region, and then just making sure we have ways to receive emergency alerts, so if we do experience flash flooding in the overnight hours, people will know what's going on and be able to react, Peters said.The county is pushing preparedness and making sure residents are able to receive updates on new developments with the storm.This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.Want to see more local news? Visit the WTXL ABC 27 Website. Stay in touch with us anywhere, anytime.Like us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram and X. ...read more read less