First hurricane to reach U.S. in 2026 could arrive by Friday night

The first major storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season strengthened to dangerous category 3 status over the Gulf of Mexico last night, but is forecasted to weaken quickly once it makes landfall on the Alabama coast sometime Friday night.Hurricane Isaias—which is pronounced “issy-ay-ahs”—will likely come ashore late Friday night or early Saturday morning around Mobile Bay, Alabama, according to forecasts from Everstream. But the storm will likely weaken right…

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