The Alabama Forestry Commission says Hurricane Isaias damaged more than 2.5 million tons of timber valued at $33.5 million. That’s after preliminary aerial surveys of damage last week, focusing on the hardest-hit areas, which included Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties. A more extensive survey will eventually be carried out. Isaias made landfall near Destin, Fla. on Oct. 9, with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. By 1 a.m. the next morning, the center of the storm was about 55 miles south-southwest of Montgomery, and winds had decreased to 65 miles per hour. According to the survey, Isaias cut a swath of damage about 36 miles long and up to seven miles wide. In all, the impacted area included 154,783 acres, including 64,795 acres of forestland and about 40,805 acres classified as woody wetlands. Alabama State Forester Rick Oates said the damage “was not as extensive as it could have been.” However, the results were still devastating.