India, Oct. 10 -- Hurricane Isaias has aggressively strengthened into a major Category 3 storm and is currently churning toward the northern Gulf Coast, prompting dire warnings across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama.

Packing maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour, the first major hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season is projected to make a devastating landfall between late Friday evening and early Saturday morning.

As outer rainbands begin lashing coastal municipalities such as Pensacola and Destin, emergency management officials are urgently finalising disaster preparations and warning remaining residents to seek immediate shelter.

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