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Hurricane Isaias is the 1st hurricane of the Atlantic season

https://earthsky.org/upl/2026/10/Hurricane-Isaias_NOAA_7Oct2026.mp4 Tropical Storm Isaias became Hurricane Isaias on Wednesday evening. It’s the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season. Video via NOAA/ CIRA . After the longest wait on record in the satellite era , this year’s Atlantic hurricane season has its first hurricane: Hurricane Isaias. Isaias formed as a tropical storm in the southwestern Gulf on Wednesday morning, October 7. By 10:30 p.m. CDT, it had strengthened into a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds…

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