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Isaias strengthened to a hurricane in the Gulf late Wednesday night and the National Hurricane Center issued hurricane warnings for a long stretch of the northern Gulf Coast. Landfall is expected to be around Friday night.
As of 10:30 p.m. Central Wednesday night, Isaias was a category 1 hurricane packing 75 mph winds as it moved east-northeast at 9 mph. The center of the storm was located 180 miles northwest of Progreso, Mexico. It was also located approximately 460 miles south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River, making it the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, according to Reuters and the NHC.
A Hurricane Warning has been issued from Ocean Springs, Mississippi to the Bay/Gulf County line in Florida. A Storm Surge Warning has been issued from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Steinhatchee River in Florida. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.
Forecasters are expecting the hurricane to continue to turn northeast on Thursday and then turn north on Friday as it continues to gain strength. The center of the storm is expected to approach the northern Gulf Coast by late Friday night into early Saturday morning. There are a few models that have the storm peaking at near Category 2 strength by landfall, according to the NHC’s latest forecast.
The storm is expected to bring heavy rain, dangerous storm surge and strong winds to the coast of the northern Gulf states. The rain is expected to affect parts of the Southeast and the Carolinas this weekend. Local impacts remain uncertain.
Residents from the Mississippi coast through the Alabama shore and the Florida Panhandle should use the next 48 hours or so to complete any preparation and follow the evacuation orders of local authorities. The exact landfall spot remains uncertain, and the track can still shift as the storm organizes over the warm waters of the Gulf. Information regarding the latest updates can be found on the National Hurricane Center’s web site as well as that of your local National Weather Service office.
