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Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall Near Destin, Florida, With 105 MPH Winds
Destin, FL – Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, at approximately 9:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, bringing dange
By Marcus Hale · 2026-10-10T01:49:56.945Z
Destin, FL – Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, at approximately 9:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, bringing dangerous hurricane conditions, life threatening storm surge and flash flooding to portions of the Florida Panhandle.
The National Hurricane Center reported the landfall in an 8:30 p.m. CDT tropical cyclone update, citing National Weather Service Doppler radar data.
At the time of landfall, Isaias was centered near latitude 30.4 degrees north and longitude 86.5 degrees west, approximately 40 miles east of Pensacola and 50 miles west of Panama City.
The hurricane was moving north at 19 mph with a minimum central pressure of 971 millibars.
Powerful winds were already being recorded along the northern Gulf Coast. A WeatherFlow station near Santa Rosa Sound reported a wind gust of 116 mph and sustained winds of 91 mph. Another station near Pensacola recorded a gust of 100 mph with sustained winds of 63 mph.
Storm surge was also affecting coastal communities. A NOAA National Ocean Service water level gauge at Panama City Beach recently measured water 5.6 feet above mean higher high water, an approximation of inundation at that location.
The National Hurricane Center warned that life threatening storm surge was affecting the Gulf Coast as dangerous hurricane conditions and flash flooding spread inland.
Residents across affected portions of the Florida Panhandle should continue following official hurricane warnings and instructions from local emergency management officials. Dangerous conditions can persist after the hurricane's center moves inland.
Isaias was moving north at the time of the update, with hurricane conditions and flash flooding continuing to threaten areas inland from the coast.