Hurricane Isaias developed late Wednesday as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026. Its development this late in the year tied a historical record.

Isaias has strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, and evacuation guidance has been issued in Alabama and Florida before its expected landfall on Friday night. Isaias is expected to lash the central Gulf Coast and parts of the Southeast with heavy rain and destructive winds,

Hurricane Isaias is continuing to strengthen in the Gulf, after becoming the first Atlantic hurricane of the season and is forecast to make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast later this week as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane.

Next up is Isaias, which became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Wednesday night. Whether it lives up to the misery of others whose first letter it shares remains to be seen. The latest forecast appeared to be less dramatic than those of other scarier storms.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season brought 10–20% above-average solar irradiance to Mexico and the southern US in August–September,

Isaias strengthened into a hurricane late Wednesday night and is projected to reach the Alabama-Florida border at Category 2 strength by late Friday.

Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday morning and is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season.

Georgians were urged to take precautions as Hurricane Isaias, the season’s first Atlantic hurricane, headed toward landfall Friday night.