Alabama, Florida and Mississippi declare emergencies, as residents prepare for ‘long-duration power outages’ Isaias strengthened into a category 3 hurricane on Friday as it barreled toward the US Gulf coast, where states of emergency have been declared in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. The hu...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/09/hurricane-isaias-gulf-coast)