Photos: Preparing for Hurricane Isaias landfall

Image 0 of 22

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Carla Williamson and Barian Chandler conduct a proposal ceremony with the help of Beach Weddings Alabama a day before the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026, in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias PENSACOLA, FLORIDA- OCTOBER 08: Bill Whalen fills containers with gas as he prepares for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Pensacola, Florida. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA- OCTOBER 08: (L-R) David Schisler and Courtney Head place plywood over the windows of the Islander Ice Cream restaurant as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: A wedding party celebrates a day before the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026, in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Brian Brunick (C) and other residents fill sandbags that were provided by the city of Orange Beach as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Workers place shutters on the windows of the Doc's Seafood Shack restaurant as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Brian Brunick (C) and other residents fill sandbags that were provided by the city of Orange Beach as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA- OCTOBER 08: (L-R) David Schisle, Courtney Head, and Donald Knapp place plywood over the windows of Mr. Knapp's Islander Ice Cream restaurant as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026, in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Taylor Chandler carries sandbags as he and others prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias PENSACOLA, FLORIDA- OCTOBER 08: Aaron Chi and Wilner Garcia place plywood over the windows of a home as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Pensacola, Florida. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Workers place shutters on the windows of the Doc's Seafood Shack restaurant as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA- OCTOBER 08: The bread aisle in a Walmart store is empty as people stock up ahead of the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA- OCTOBER 08: The bread aisle in a Walmart store is empty as people stock up ahead of the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Taylor Chandler carries sandbags as he and others prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Paul Spano (L) and Gabe Phillips, from Salty Dog Marine Center, work on taking a boat out of the water for safekeeping as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026, in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: People fill sandbags that were provided by the city of Orange Beach as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: People fill sandbags that were provided by the city of Orange Beach as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Workers place shutters on the windows of the Doc's Seafood Shack restaurant as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane preps — Gulf Coast prepares forHurricane Isaias ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA- OCTOBER 08: Shovels stand in the sand as the city provides residents with sandbags as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias on October 08, 2026 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico as the season's first Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 to 85 mph. It is projected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as a category two or lower hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

October 09, 2026 at 7:43 am EDT

Latest Photo Galleries

Photos: Eva Marie Saint through the years

Photos: Eva Marie Saint through the years

October 07, 2026 at 6:02 am EDT

2026 Grandfather Mountain Fall Color Report

2026 Grandfather Mountain Fall Color Report

October 06, 2026 at 12:00 am EDT

Photos: Weezer, The Shins, Silversun Pickups bring tour to Spectrum Center

Photos: Weezer, The Shins, Silversun Pickups bring tour to Spectrum Center

October 04, 2026 at 4:50 pm EDT

PHOTOS: Investigators search home for possible human remains

PHOTOS: Investigators search home for possible human remains

September 29, 2026 at 11:35 am EDT

Photos: Rod Stewart through the years

Photos: Rod Stewart through the years

September 29, 2026 at 6:27 am EDT

Gorillaz perform at sold-out Spectrum Center

Gorillaz perform at sold-out Spectrum Center

September 24, 2026 at 12:00 am EDT

Charlotte invites Babymetal back to Truliant Amphitheater

Charlotte invites Babymetal back to Truliant Amphitheater

September 21, 2026 at 12:00 am EDT

Lowell renter finds unit ransacked weeks after facility manager fails to report fire

Lowell renter finds unit ransacked weeks after facility manager fails to report fire

September 18, 2026 at 3:58 pm EDT

PHOTOS: High-angle rescue at Northlake Mall leaves one seriously injured

PHOTOS: High-angle rescue at Northlake Mall leaves one seriously injured

September 18, 2026 at 12:17 pm EDT

PHOTOS: Hornets' Coby White hosts youth basketball camp in Chapel Hill

PHOTOS: Hornets' Coby White hosts youth basketball camp in Chapel Hill

September 16, 2026 at 12:00 am EDT

Apps Download Button

Hurricane Isaias: Storm upgraded to Category 3 (Live updates)

7.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Panama

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo leaves concert after medical emergency

McDonald’s sued over alleged AI pricing, company says it does not dictate menu prices

Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka dies

Michael Kearns, actor and AIDS activist, dies

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill retires

MLB proposes 154-game regular season