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Hurricane Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, breaking the previous record set in 1905 by approximately 3.5 hours for the latest first hurricane to form in the Atlantic, as it strengthens and barrels toward the central Gulf Coast. Isaias was categorized as a hurricane late Wednesday night and is now the latest first-forming hurricane in the Atlantic Basin among seasons that produced at least one hurricane, breaking the previous record set in 1905 by approximately 3.5 hours. If Isaias makes landfall as a hurricane as forecast, it will mark exactly two years since Hurricane Milton struck Florida on Oct. 9, 2024, making it the first hurricane to strike the United States since Milton. “We’ve gone from a historic stretch without a hurricane to a potentially destructive storm threatening the Gulf Coast in a matter of days,” said AccuWeather expert meteorologist Dan Pydynowski. “El Niño has helped suppress hurricane activity across the Atlantic this season, but it hasn’t eliminated the threat. Even in an unusually quiet season, it only takes one hurricane to have devastating consequences for communities in its path.” The Category 1 hurricane is forecast to strengthen into a Category 2 before making landfall just east of Mobile Bay, Alabama, Friday night. AccuWeather hurricane experts say Isaias could become a major hurricane before reaching the coast, bringing life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, flooding rainfall and tornadoes. |
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