Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane, hammering communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges.

Article last updated: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, 2 a.m. ET

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

Isaias will spin up tornadoes, flooding and storm surge. Here's our meteorologist's city breakdown for what to expect.

Hurricane Isaias got stronger overnight and is expected to make landfall near Pensacola late Friday or early Saturday. It was a Category 2 storm overnight with 105 mph winds and could reach Category 3 strength.

While Hurricane Isaias' path moves toward the northern Gulf Coast, the Georgia-Alabama football game is expected to be affected. But how much?

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