Hurricane Isaias: Alabama, United States

Hurricane Isaias formed on 6 October 2026 and reached sustained winds of 194 km/h, category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Main area at risk: Alabama, United States.

Updated 19 October 2026 · All times are UTC.

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Key facts

Time

6 October 2026, 21:00 UTC

Peak wind

194 km/h

Saffir-Simpson category

3

Alert level

GDACS: orange

Status

ended

Coordinates

30.80, -86.50

Source

GDACS

What the simulator shows

At 194 km/h the wind model puts hurricane-force winds (119 km/h and above) within about 90 km of the point on the map. Towns listed in GeoNames inside that circle are home to 669,662 people. Winds of category 3 and above (178 km/h) reach about 40 km (60,049 people). The point is where the track first came within reach of a large city.

This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.

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Sources

• Official data: GDACS
• GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org