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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Key things to know about Hurricane Isaias as millions under evacuation orders

a man and a woman put up a metal shutter over a window
Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane. It is projected to make landfall along the northern US Gulf coast as a category 2 hurricane. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall on the US Gulf coast Friday night, was forecast to bring a dangerous storm surge, significant rainfall, flooding and strong winds across the US Gulf coast this weekend. Millions of people across several states, including Florida, Georgia and Alabama, were under evacuation orders as officials prepared for the storm. All three states issued states of emergency.

The hurricane, the first in the Atlantic in what has turned into a very late 2026 season, made landfall as a category 2 storm, with sustained winds of 105 mph.

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