The remnants of what was once Major Hurricane Isaias will continue moving north and east into the U.S. Northeast and Mid Atlantic within the next 48 hours and exit the coast completely, bringing an end to the first hurricane impacts of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season to the eastern U.S.
While the moisture from Isaias is now far from the center, the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) says the center of the storm is about 50 miles south of Birmingham, Alabama where maximum sustained winds are down to 35 mph. The storm is moving north-northwest now at 10 mph while the minimum central pressure is up to 1006 mb or 29.71″.
All of the Hurricane Warnings and Storm Surge Warnings that were up yesterday have long expired, but Flood Watches remain for large portions of the southeast U.S. and the southern Appalachians. High Wind Warnings are also up for northeast Alabama, northern Georgia, and the southern Appalachians while a Wind Advisory is up for much of the remainder of the southeastern U.S.
According to the WPC, the storm will continue to march north-northwest today with a turn to the northeast expected tonight into Sunday. While maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts, especially in areas of elevated terrain, some change in wind speeds are expected. According to the WPC, wind gusts may increase during the day today, with weakening speeds expected tonight into Sunday.
As the storm falls apart, numerous hazards will remain: flooding rains, isolated tornadoes, strong winds, and rough surf are all expected.
Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches with localized maximum amounts of 10 inches are possible across the Southern Appalachians from northeast Georgia into the western Carolinas and from the upper coast of South Carolina into eastern North Carolina. Additional rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are possible across the remainder of the Southeast into northern Florida. Due to this rain, flash, urban, and river flooding is possible across the region, with considerable impacts, including landslides, possible across the southern Appalachians. Significant river flooding across the western Florida Panhandle is forecast to crest today through Sunday.
A couple of tornadoes are possible today across eastern Georgia and the Carolinas due to the circulation around Isaias.
Strong wind gusts continue to pose a threat across the southeastern United States today, including Georgia, the southern Appalachians, and extending west through much of central and northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Scattered power outages and downed trees and powerlines may occur, with the risk highest in elevated terrain.
Swells from Isaias will continue to affect much of the Gulf coasts of the United States, Mexico, and western Cuba this weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
While the WPC is issuing updates on Isaias, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) will be able to take a break for a while. According to the latest Tropical Outlook from the NHC, no tropical cyclone formation is expected anywhere across the Atlantic Hurricane Basin for at least the next 7 days.
