Residents from Alabama to portions of the Florida Panhandle should prepare for long-term power outages. The situation in Pensacola on Thursday.

Isaias intensified late Wednesday, becoming the first hurricane of the season, and iscontinuing to target the Gulf Coast. An area from Mississippi to Florida’s Panhandle is squarely in the storm’s crosshairs,

Tropical Storm Isaias was gaining strength in the Gulf on Wednesday and could become 2026’s first Atlantic hurricane on Thursday. The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane and storm surge watches for the northern Gulf Coast, including Alabama, and said Isaias could peak as a top-end Category 2 hurricane.

New Jersey will enjoy dry weather through Saturday before the remnants of Hurricane Isaias bring widespread rain and periods of heavy rainfall to the state Sunday into early Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Isaias could bring some rainfall to the Lehigh Valley after several days of sunshine. High temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s with sunshine through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly,

Hurricane Isaias is barreling towards the Gulf Coast, expected to make landfall between Mississippi, Alabama and Florida late Friday into early Saturday. Isaias – pronounced ees-ah-EE-ah - is the first hurricane to form in the Atlantic,

The approaching Hurricane Isaias may cause even more flight delays and cancellations after several days of bad weather have disrupted operations.

A search and rescue team with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) will assist in Hurricane Isaias response efforts, according to the agency.