Isaias makes landfall as strong Category 2 hurricane in Destin
Pensacola International Airport officials reported 74 flight cancellations, representing 78% of scheduled arrivals and 70% of scheduled departures due to the storm.
- Isaias, the ninth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season made landfall as a strong Category 2 storm around 9:30 p.m. in Destin, Florida.
- Isaias' progression into a hurricane on Wednesday, Oct. 7, marked the latest date in 121 years for the Atlantic season, a delay meteorologists attribute to a strong El Niño that dampens tropical system growth.
- Tens of thousands evacuated as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declared states of emergency for more than two dozen Florida counties and 40 Alabama counties, respectively.
- "Hide from the wind, but you run from the water," DeSantis warned, as forecasters warn of up to 9 feet of storm surge threatening coastal areas.
- The storm will move across Alabama into the Tennessee Valley on Saturday and Sunday, where it will likely weaken into a post-tropical system, shifting the primary threat from coastal surge to inland rainfall.
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Isaias weakens to Category 1 hurricane after Florida landfall, NHC says
Oct 9 - Hurricane Isaias rapidly lost windspeed on Friday, weakening into a Category 1 event after making landfall near Destin, Florida, the US National Hurricane Center said, but warned of danger from storm surges and floods as power links snapped. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Category 3 Hurricane Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida, NHC says - Regional Media News
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Category 3 Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory on Friday. The hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph), is about 50 miles (80 km) west-northwest of Panama [...]
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on U.S. Gulf Coast as Category 2 storm
Hurricane Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 storm on Friday, lashing communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surge.
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