Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall in Florida With 105-Mph Winds
Hurricane Isaias reached Florida near Destin on Friday night.
It was a Category 2 hurricane when it came ashore.
Its strongest steady winds were about 105 miles per hour.
The storm was traveling north at about 19 miles per hour.
Strong winds and dangerous water could affect places along the Gulf Coast.
The National Hurricane Center warned about storm surge and flash-flood risks.
One station measured water 5.6 feet above a local reference level.
Another station recorded a wind gust of 116 miles per hour.
Hurricane Isaias came ashore near Destin, Florida, around 8:30 p.m. local time Friday, October 9.
The National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, making it a Category 2 storm at landfall.
Isaias was moving north at about 19 mph as hazardous conditions spread inland.
A NOAA station in Panama City Beach measured water 5.6 feet above mean higher high water.
A station near Santa Rosa Sound recorded a 116-mph gust; storm surge and flash flooding threatened the Gulf Coast.
- Who
- Hurricane Isaias and communities along Florida's Gulf Coast.
- What
- Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 storm, bringing strong winds and risks from storm surge and flash flooding.
- When
- Friday, October 9, at about 8:30 p.m. local time.
- Where
- Near Destin, Florida, on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
- Why
- The storm brought hazardous winds and posed storm-surge and flash-flood risks.
- Landfall location
- Near Destin, Florida
- Landfall time
- About 8:30 p.m. local time, Friday, October 9
- Category at landfall
- Category 2
- Maximum sustained winds
- 105 mph (165 km/h)
- Forward speed and direction
- North at about 19 mph (31 km/h)
- Panama City Beach water level
- 5.6 feet above mean higher high water
- Santa Rosa Sound wind gust
- 116 mph (187 km/h)