BBC on Hurricane Isaias and its expected Gulf Coast landfall

BBC on Hurricane Isaias and its projected Gulf Coast landfall.

What happened

Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, is intensifying as it heads toward the northern Gulf Coast. The storm is projected to produce landfall Friday night, bringing dangerous winds, storm surge and heavy rain to parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Isaias additionally ties the record for the latest first hurricane of an Atlantic season, set in 1905. BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes explains. You are now after Hurricanes.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Florida.

The bottom line

For now, BBC on Hurricane Isaias and its expected Gulf Coast landfall remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.