Hurricane Isaias: These Homeowners Are in the Path of the First Hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic Season

Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, is rapidly making its approach to the Gulf Coast of the United States.The storm officially reached hurricane status on Wednesday evening and is now expected to make landfall on Friday, Oct. 9. Some areas of Florida are already being evacuated, and there is a storm surge warning stretching all the way to Alabama. Homeowners along the Gulf and into the Southeast are in for a rainy, rough weekend to say the least. When will Hurricane Isaias make landfall?Landfall is expected on Friday night or early Saturday. By then, meteorologists predict the storm will have strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane, with a flood threat expanding farther inland than initially anticipated. Florida had previously put in a state of emergency late on Tuesday, and was soon followed by Alabama, where residents along the Gulf Shores and Mobile could expect 6 to 10 inches, starting early Friday afternoon with the heaviest rain Friday evening through night, according to CNN. The same goes for Pensacola, FL, which the outlet reports will also experience hurricane-force gusts from 9 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday, with peak gusts expected to hit...