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Category 2 Hurricane Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida, NHC says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 9, 2026 | 8:49 PM

(Corrects headline, paragraph 1 to say ​Category ‌2, not Category 3)

Oct 9 (Reuters) – Category 2 ‌Hurricane ​Isaias ⁠made landfall ⁠near Destin, Florida, the US National Hurricane ​Center said in ⁠its ⁠latest advisory ​on Friday.

The ​hurricane, packing maximum ‌sustained winds of 105 mph (165 ⁠kph), is about 50 miles (80 km) ⁠west-northwest ‌of Panama ⁠City, ​Florida, ‌the center said.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence ​Fernandez)