The first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 is set to make landfall along the Gulf Coast, with live maps continuing to track the storm’s progress as it pushes towards the United States. Meteorologists have warned Isaias, currently a Category 2 hurricane, will lash the central Gulf Coast and parts of the Southeast with heavy rain and destructive winds, posing a serious flood and storm surge threat. Forecast guidance from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) shows the hurricane will likely make landfall across the Florida Panhandle or Alabama late Friday or early Saturday.
The agency cautioned that Alabama, Florida, and Georgia face the risk of tornadoes. "With the storm making landfall at night, flooding of both storm surge and freshwater flooding is more dangerous as it is more difficult to see the speed and depth of the water,” AccuWeather meteorologist Peyton Simmers told Newsweek on Thursday. These tornadoes can develop rapidly, so residents, even well away from the landfall point, need to have ways to receive warnings." This is a developing story.
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