In Birmingham, Alabama, the remnants of Hurricane Isaias brought more than rain and wind. On a humid October Saturday, Devolin 'Bobo' Webster, 66, died unexpectedly in his home as the storm passed through the city. The death is a reminder that tropical systems can remain dangerous long after they make landfall.
The article from Inside Climate News reports that Webster's nephew struggles to remember his uncle, a man who was hard to forget. While the exact cause of death is not specified in the available excerpt, the timing—during the storm's passage—points to the often-overlooked risks that inland communities face from hurricane remnants.
As climate change influences storm behavior, the reach of hurricanes may extend further inland. The loss in Birmingham illustrates that even weakened storms can have deadly consequences, and that preparedness must account for impacts beyond the coastline.