Florida Orders Evacuations; Mississippi Opens Shelters Ahead of Isaias

Florida orders evacuations; Mississippi opens shelters ahead of Isaias

(The Center Square) – Mandatory evacuations were listed in four Florida counties Friday as Hurricane Isaias threatened the northern Gulf Coast, while Mississippi officials opened shelters and closed two county health departments.

Hurricane Isaias prompts evacuations in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi

Hurricane Isaias prompted evacuations in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi ahead of the Category 3 storm’s landfall on Friday night.

Shelters open in Mississippi due to Isaias

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Isaias strengthened Friday into a major hurricane as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds. The hurricane is forecast to make landfall late Friday somewhere along the Alabama-Florida line and create dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, [...]

MEMA urges Mississippi residents to prepare as Hurricane Isaias nears; shelters open, 4,000 sandbags distributed

MEMA on Oct. 9, 2026, urged Mississippians to finalize preparations as Hurricane Isaias neared; shelters opened, 4,000 sandbags distributed and two health departments closed.