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Hurricane Isaias closes on the Gulf Coast as NWS Mobile posts extreme hurricane and storm surge warnings across six warnings
Good morning. Lead with the water. NWS Mobile AL has issued Hurricane Warnings (Warning Extreme) for Mobile Central, Okaloosa Inland and Baldwin Central, and Storm Surge Warnings (Warning Extreme) for Mobile Central, Escambia Coastal and Mobile Coastal. Those are the only weather statuses in this brief carrying an agency behind them, and they are the ones to plan around. NBC News reports heavy rain and strong winds already battering parts of Florida as the storm, which NBC describes as Category 3, approaches landfall; its WJHG reporter filed from Walton County. The Tampa Bay Times reports surfers riding waves stirred up by Isaias at Sunset Beach despite warnings — expect water-rescue demand ahead of, not after, the worst of it.
The weather is not finished once the center passes. NJ.com, citing the National Weather Service, reports Isaias remnants bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and a tornado threat to New Jersey on Sunday. On the other coast, the Los Angeles Times reports Newport Beach and other spots flooded Friday as communities braced for Tropical Storm Rachel, which it says is expected to cause more damage over the weekend. Two coasts, two systems, overlapping into the weekend.
EMS and traffic. The Guardian reports a chain-reaction crash in the eastern Bronx after a motorist barreled through a busy intersection. We are not naming anyone involved.
Zoom out: The day was driven by tropical weather on two coasts at once — Hurricane Isaias on the Gulf and Southeast, Tropical Storm Rachel on the California coast.
Alert in force
Hurricane Warning (Warning) — Mississippi Sound; Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM.
Severity Extreme, urgency Immediate, certainty Likely.
Issued by NWS New Orleans LA, in force until 2026-10-10T11:15:00.000Z.
Elsewhere
- CBS News: Isaias continues to weaken as it lashes Southeast with rain and flooding Read it
- ABC News: Simon strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Mexico's coast Read it
- Fox News: Ohio dog park shooting over Trump argument could end with two self-defense claims, or none: legal expert Read it
- The Oregonian: Ella Langley, police not on same page about show cancelation: ‘They made the decision’ Read it
- Los Angeles Times: Tropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for SoCal this weekend Read it
- Cleveland.com: How 'Guards Ball' rescued Cleveland's playoff hopes Read it
- ABC News: Therapy dogs bring calm and joy to students after shooting at Colorado high school Read it
- New York Post: Hurricane Isaias hit Florida ‘like a freight train’ as storm leaves over 420K without power, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins says Read it
More from the desk
Sources
- Despite warnings, surfers ride waves stirred up by Hurricane Isaias at Sunset Beach Tampa Bay Times
- Watch: Bodycam footage shows Virginia police's heroic response to house fire as man trapped CBS News
- Feds believe ICE shooting gangbanger Oscar Belgal belonged to blood-thirsty Trinitarios gang New York Post
- Newport Beach, other coastal spots hit by flooding: 'We're preparing for more damage' Los Angeles Times
- As a lawmaker, Faber backed cuts that hurt local police and fire funding Cleveland.com
- Heavy rain batters Florida as Hurricane Isaias approaches landfall NBC News
- One person killed and nine injured in chain-reaction crash in New York City The Guardian (US)
- ICE shooting in NYC fuels tension between New York officials and Trump administration NPR
- N.J. weather: Isaias remnants to bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and tornado threat on Sunday NJ.com
- Oregon man rescued from sinking car that crashed into bay The Oregonian
- Conroe police defend Flock cameras after logging 14 million reads Houston Chronicle
- Spaghetti models, rapid intensification, storm surge. Confused? Here's what hurricane terms mean ABC News
- Popular San Diego chef unmasked as fugitive wanted in Iowa woman's kidnapping, shooting: US Marshals Fox News
- Santa Rosa man who asked officer for the time arrested in car theft SFGATE
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