Isaias makes landfall as strong Category 2 hurricane in Destin
The storm is expected to weaken as it moves inland, but officials warned of flooding, tornadoes and more than 365,000 power outages.
- Hurricane Isaias, the first of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday as a Category 2 hurricane.
- Marking the latest start to an Atlantic hurricane season since satellite tracking began in 1966, Isaias formed late on October 7, 2026, following months of unusual storm inactivity.
- With maximum sustained winds near 110 mph, the storm threatens the Florida Panhandle and Alabama with life-threatening storm surges of 6-10 feet and isolated rainfall totals reaching 15 inches.
- North Carolina officials have placed urban search and rescue teams on a state mission order in key locations to ensure readiness for potential flash flooding and severe weather through the weekend.
- Although the World Meteorological Organization did not retire the 2020 Hurricane Isaias name despite tens of millions in damage, the name was reused for this season's storm.
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The first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season, Isaias, reached the northern Gulf Coast of the United States last night. Upon making landfall near Destin, Florida, it weakened from a Category 3 hurricane to a Category 2 hurricane with winds of about 90 miles per hour, CBS television reported. More than half a million customers were left without power.
Hurricane Isaias reached the United States coast of the Gulf of Mexico on the evening of Friday, reports ABC News. "A category two storm (on the Saffhir-Simpson five-point scale) reached the western part of Florida at 8:30 local time (2:30 MC) in the town of Destine.
Hurricane ‘Isaias’ struck on Friday in northwestern Florida (United States) with 145 km/h gusts, causing power outages that have affected more than 512,000 users in Florida and Alabama, having previously reached a high-intensity category 3. The system entered land as a Category 2 hurricane and, as it moves northwards at 32 km/h, rapidly loses strength. Even so, the National Hurricane Center of the United States (NHC) keeps flood alerts, which co…
Isaias makes landfall as hurricane, hammering US Gulf Coast with powerful winds, dangerous flooding
Isaias has crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The storm made landfall near Destin, Florida, with 105 mph winds. By early Saturday, it…
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