Hurricane Isaias expected to make landfall Friday evening

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 452

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago


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Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall near Pensacola, Florida on Friday evening as a Category 3 storm.

As of Friday afternoon, the storm system was 90 miles south of Pensacola, moving at about 17 mph toward the Gulf Coast with sustained winds of 115 mph. The storm is expected to travel north through Alabama on Friday and Saturday.

Hunter Richardson, a meterologist with the National Weather Service in Birmingham, …

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