Hurricane Isaias impacts could be felt far from landfall "We are expecting Isaias to be a dangerous hurricane when it makes landfall," National Hurricane Center

When is hurricane season? June 1 to Nov. 30, 2026. Parts of Florida Panhandle still recovering from Category 2 Hurricane Isaias after Destin landfall.

Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 5 a.m. ET. System type: Hurricane, Category 2. System name: Isaias. At 5 a.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center issued its first

The National Hurricane Center continued Monday to track a distant Atlantic system with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical

Where is Isaias? First 2026 Atlantic hurricane season storm made landfall as a Category 2 in Destin, Florida, then brought flash floods to the northeast.

When signs of a strong El Niño became clear in May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that the oncoming Pacific hurricane season would be hyperactive, but it is on track to exceed expectations. The agency anticipated up to nine major hurricanes, and if Trudy strengthens as forecasted, it will be the tenth.

A.I. models haven’t always gotten it right. When Hurricane Otis unexpectedly exploded near Mexico’s coast in 2023, it took residents and even hurricane experts by surprise. Google’s original model missed its path and rapid growth — but so did the traditional ones.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to continue to intensify before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday. See latest update from Hurricane Center.

In forecasting Hurricane Isaias, meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center in Miami have shaped their predictions to closely match an AI hurricane model.

The director, Michael Brennan, oversees 45 federal workers, including hurricane specialists and meteorologists.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a low-pressure system in the Atlantic Ocean that could bring heavy rainfall to the Cabo Verde Islands.