Hurricane Isaias Makes Florida Landfall as Category 2
Isaias made landfall in Florida as a Category 2 storm, cutting power to hundreds of thousands and disrupting Gulf oil production before being downgraded.
The Morning Brief Desk · October 10, 2026 · Based on reporting by BBC World
Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Florida as a Category 2 storm on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of households lost power in Florida and Alabama. The storm was later downgraded. It is moving across the southeastern United States.
The hurricane also disrupted U.S. oil production in the Gulf of Mexico. CNBC reported the storm threatened refineries along the coast. The disruption could tighten a fuel market already strained by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Isaias is the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season. The storm rapidly intensified overnight before striking the U.S. Gulf Coast. Scientists are examining how it strengthened so quickly.
Sources
BBC World — Hurricane Isaias downgraded after making landfall in Florida
Hundreds of thousands of households are without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves across the southeastern US.
CNBC Top News — Hurricane Isaias disrupts U.S. oil production in Gulf of Mexico, threatens refineries
The storm could tighten a fuel market already strained by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Scientific American — How Hurricane Isaias got so dangerously strong so fast
The first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 rapidly intensified overnight before striking the US Gulf Coast.
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