Hurricane Isaias live updates: hundreds of thousands without power as storm batters US Gulf Coast

TA Taz AliThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-10-10 · 09:45 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, made landfall in the US, battering the Gulf Coast. The storm is expected to move across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley on Saturday and Sunday. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph with higher gusts. The NHC forecasts slow weakening today, with Isaias expected to dissipate on Sunday. The article also mentions hundreds of thousands are without power.

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Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.

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The storm is expected to move across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley later today and Sunday.

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Isaias is forecast to dissipate on Sunday.

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in the US as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season.

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Hundreds of thousands are without power as the storm batters the US Gulf Coast.

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First Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season makes landfall in the US Full story: Hurricane Isaias hammers Gulf Coast Sign up for the US Breaking News email The storm is expected to move across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley later today and Sunday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. “Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast today, and Isaias is forecast to dissipate on Sunday,” the center said. Continue reading...

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