Isaias lashes Southeast after making landfall in the U.S.

Updated on: October 10, 2026 / 2:59 AM EDT / CBS News

Isaias weakened early Saturday morning to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall in the northern Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane.

As of 2 a.m. Eastern Time Saturday, it had maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and was centered about 55 miles southwest of Montgomery, Alabama, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was moving north at 20 mph.

All hurricane warnings have been canceled. A storm surge warning was in effect in Florida from the Santa Rosa/Okaloosa county line to Suwannee River, and a tropical storm warning was in effect from the Alabama/Florida line to Aucilla River, Florida.

Prior to making landfall, the storm had strengthened to a Category 3 with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.

The storm grounded most Friday flights at several Florida Panhandle airports, including all flights into and out of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport.

President Trump scrapped his plans to attend Saturday's football game between the University of Georgia and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He said he didn't want to disrupt emergency response efforts.

Isaias was expected to miss the oil industry's biggest hubs along the Gulf…

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