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Hurricane Isaias, the first storm of the 2026 Atlantic season, killed two people and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands across the Southeastern US after making landfall in Florida as a Category 2 storm. Officials warn that dangerous flooding could persist for days after the storm's passage.
Storm Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as the first storm of the Atlantic season, knocking out power to more than 664,000 customers in Florida and Alabama. It weakened into a post-tropical cyclone over southern Alabama, still threatening flash flooding and strong inland winds.
Hurricane Isaias has strengthened into a Category 3 major hurricane as it bears down on the US Gulf Coast. The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday between Alabama and Florida, prompting emergency declarations and mandatory evacuations in coastal areas.
Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season with 80 mph winds, expected to reach Category 2 before hitting the U.S. northern Gulf Coast on Friday, with risks of flash and river flooding. NOAA warns of life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds across the Florida panhandle, southern Alabama and Mississippi.
Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, moving across record-warm waters toward the northern US Gulf Coast. It is forecast to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi late Friday or early Saturday, with rainfall of up to 10 inches and a significant risk of flash flooding.
