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Hurricane Isaias to Approach the Northern Gulf Coast on Friday

Isaias is expected to approach the northern Gulf Coast as a strong hurricane on Friday, bringing life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms across the region and Southeast into the weekend, with risks of flooding and tornadoes. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Oct 8, 2026 at 1:15:04 pm CDT

Limited fire weather concerns develop Friday and continue through the weekend and into early next week, as continued warm and dry conditions combine with increased southerly winds during the afternoon to increase the fire spread threat. Toward the middle of the week, fire weather concerns turn to a limited lightning threat as moisture increases and the upper level flow supports disturbances moving across the area. Uncertainties remain in the overall system track for next week so keep an eye on forecasts.
Dry conditions and warmer temperatures will prevail through the work week and into the weekend. Low shower and thunderstorm chances arrive toward the middle of next week.
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