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'Major’ Cat 3 Hurricane Isaias nears Gulf Coast

Isaias is a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 m.p.h., as of the National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. update. Its strongest winds will begin moving ashore in the next few hours, and forecasters warn that gusts are likely to spread far inland overnight. They expect the storm’s center to make landfall tonight in the western Florida Panhandle near Pensacola.

Families in high-risk areas such as Pensacola Beach, Florida, are being urged to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Isaias, with a potential nighttime landfall, storm surge and tornado risk creating a dangerous combination.
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott warned that emergency responders may be unable to reach people who stay behind once dangerous winds and rising water arrive.
“They all want to take care of you. Guess what. They can’t come out in the middle of a storm,” Scott said. “So you’re on your own.”
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis urged residents, especially newcomers unfamiliar with hurricanes, to take the threat seriously.
“Don’t be a knucklehead. Don’t think you can handle this storm,” Patronis said.
Florida state Rep. Alex Andrade cautioned against using Hurricane Sally as a benchmark: “This could potentially be far worse.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sally

Sally was the costliest of several destructive 2020 hurricanes whose names were not retired by the World Meteorological Organization following the season, along with Hanna, Isaias, Delta, and Zeta.[5][6]


AccuWeather Correspondent Bill Wadell reported from Pensacola Beach that families in coastal and inland communities should prepare for at least three days without power or connectivity, along with blocked roads. Those disruptions could last much longer in the hardest-hit areas.

“Don’t be a knucklehead” Florida officials say Isaias is not a storm to mess around with #isaias #pensacola #wx #hurricane #flwx pic.twitter.com/A2Dl5entEt

— Bill Wadell (@BillWadell) October 9, 2026

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