States of emergency declared as Hurricane Isaias barrels toward Gulf coast
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi brace as Isaias strengthens to category 3 and surges up to 7ft expected Isaias strengthened into a category 3 hurricane on Friday morning as it barreled toward the US Gulf coast, where states of emergency have been declared in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. The hurricane, the first in the Atlantic in what has turned into a very late 2026 season, is expected to cause a “life-threatening storm surge”, officials said. Isaias is forecast to make landfall on Frida…


