First Atlantic hurricane of 2026

Hurricane Isaias, the first of the 2026 Atlantic season, is strengthening
as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast, threatening major oil and gas
facilities and putting further pressure on fuel supplies and prices

Pictured Oct 7

FL
AL
GA
TN
LA
MS
AR

MEXICO

Gulf of
Mexico

Atlantic
Ocean

Caribbean
Sea

UNITED STATES

500km
300 miles

Oct 8, 1am
Oct 8, 1pm
Oct 9, 1am
Oct 9, 1pm
Oct 10, 1am
Oct 10, 1pm
Oct 11, 1am

Sources: Reuters, NOAA (Oct 8, 2026, Advisory 7)
Times: CDT
Picture: NASA
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