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Oct 9, 2026

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Florida Gulf Coast as category 2 storm

Hurricane Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous category 2 hurricane with winds up to 105 mph, making landfall near Destin, Florida around 8:30 p.m. CT. The storm hammered communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, life-threatening storm surge, flooding and the possibility of tornadoes.

Oct 9, 2026·7 sources
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  • ▪High winds from Hurricane Isaias tore the roofs off the Rest and Relax Inn and gas stations in Crestview and Pensacola, Florida.
  • ▪News networks should stop sending reporters into active hurricane zones for live broadcasts
  • ▪Power outages caused by Hurricane Isaias plunged the Residence Inn lobby in Pensacola, Florida, into darkness.

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