WUWF's Sandra Averhart spent some time in Santa Rosa County in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias speaking to residents about how the storm impacted them and how they're recovering thus far.

Fontaines D.C. Sophia Stel. The Avalanches. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Oct. 16 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville, Skylar Rochelle from 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City and Andrew Brown from KUTX in Austin. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (02:23) Album No. 1 - Fontaines D.C., 'Dopamine Chamber' (09:30) Album No. 2 - @, 'Autosmile' (16:34) Album No. 3 - Sophia Stel, 'the greatest album of all time' (23:05) Album No. 4 - June McDoom, 'Follow the Light' (28:32) Album No. 5 - The Avalanches, 'No Bad Memories' (35:53) The Lightning Round - N8NOFACE, 'Tomorrow's World' - Richard Thompson, 'Hippies, Thugs and Heroes' - Max Richter, 'While The Flood Rages' - Chuwi, 'Libertad' - Flora Hibberd, 'Mammoth' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist. Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guests: Celia Gregory, Skylar Rochelle, Andrew Brown Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Elle Mannion, Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Ann Powers, Anamaria Sayre and Tom Huizenga Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

Hurricane Isaias made tore through Florida’s western Gulf Coast on Friday evening, bringing storm surge, heavy winds and plenty of rain. Now the region is assessing the damage and starting the recovery process.

Storm forecasters say Floridians, particularly across the Panhandle and Big Bend regions, should pay attention to a system organizing off Mexico’s east coast.