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Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm, causing at least four deaths and leaving nearly 480,000 customers without power. The storm halted 69% of Gulf oil production, prompting the U.S. Energy Department to authorize an emergency release of 4 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to maintain refinery operations.
Hurricane Isaias is forcing widespread shutdowns of U.S. Gulf oil and gas production, threatening to spike fuel costs at a critical time. The storm, which rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane, is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday. Major companies like Chevron and Shell have halted operations at multiple sites, with nearly two-thirds of Gulf oil output suspended by Thursday noon. Analysts warn that the timing is particularly dangerous because global oil prices are already rising due to the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, and domestic refining capacity is near maximum levels with low inventories.
Tropical Depression 9 has intensified into Tropical Storm Isaias and is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season by Thursday. While the system is expected to stay east of Texas, it poses risks of coastal flooding and rip currents for the state. The storm is projected to make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast, with the most severe impacts concentrated in Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.
A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, initially labeled Invest 92L, has rapidly intensified into Tropical Storm Isaias. The National Hurricane Center forecasts the system will strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall between Mississippi and Florida on Friday. Hurricane and storm surge watches are now in effect for parts of the Gulf Coast, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding expected.
A weather disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of America, designated Invest 92-L, has an 80% to 90% chance of strengthening into a tropical depression within two days. While strong wind shear may limit its intensity, the system is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the Florida Panhandle and central Gulf Coast by the end of the week.
A charter fishing group in Pensacola, Florida, recovered a large drone from the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. The aircraft is suspected to be an MQM-172, a U.S. military unmanned aerial target used for training and weapons testing, though this identification has not been independently confirmed. The drone was retrieved later that day after the charter reported the discovery.
A charter fishing group in Pensacola, Florida, pulled a large drone from the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. The aircraft is suspected to be an MQM-172, a U.S. military unmanned aerial target used for training and weapons testing, though this identification has not been independently confirmed. The charter reported the discovery, and authorities retrieved the drone later that day.
A charter fishing group in Pensacola, Florida, recovered a large unmanned aircraft from the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. The craft is suspected to be an MQM-172, a U.S. military target drone, though this identification remains unconfirmed. Authorities retrieved the device later that day.
A charter fishing group in Pensacola, Florida, recovered a large unmanned aircraft from the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. The vessel, identified by the charter as potentially an MQM-172, is a military target drone used for training and weapons testing. The discovery was reported to authorities, and the drone was collected later that day.
President Donald Trump doubles down on a geography-renaming spree, proposing to relabel New Mexico as New America after earlier moves to name the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario as Lake America; a Truth Social post featured a map with New Mexico crossed out for America, sparking backlash, while a CNN poll indicates many Americans feel he isn’t focused on the country’s core issues.
A disturbance in the northwestern Gulf is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm before making landfall along the northwestern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, triggering Tropical Storm Warnings from Port Bolivar, TX to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish line in Louisiana. The system is expected to bring 1–3 ft of storm surge, 3–6 inches (locally up to 9 inches) of rainfall, and tropical-storm–force winds as it tracks west-northwest at about 5 mph, with center currently around 27.8°N, 91.0°W and roughly 130 miles south of Morgan City, LA.
A developing tropical low in the Gulf (Invest97L) could become a tropical depression or storm and approach the Upper Texas Coast by Tuesday, prompting a Tropical Storm Warning from Port Bolivar to Vermilion/Cameron Parish and a flood watch through Wednesday; Monday will be hot and dry, but heavy rain is likely Tuesday with potential street flooding especially east of Houston, along with some gusty offshore winds, though widespread damaging winds aren’t expected.
The Gulf disturbance formerly known as Invest 97L has been designated Potential Tropical Cyclone 5 by the National Hurricane Center and is forecast to move northwest toward the Texas coast, prompting a Tropical Storm Warning from Port Bolivar, TX to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish line in Louisiana. If it strengthens into a named storm, it would be Edouard. The main threat is heavy rainfall and flash flooding along Southeast Texas, with NOAA's Weather Prediction Center placing a Level 2/4 risk for much of the coast.
The National Hurricane Center says Dolly’s remnants could bring locally heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of Florida later this week, while a developing system in the Gulf—Potential Tropical Cyclone 5—could become Tropical Storm Edouard and threaten the Louisiana/Texas coast. Florida faces a marginal risk for excessive rainfall Thursday, with rainfall totals potentially reaching 4 inches in spots and an elevated rip current risk at beaches as swell from Dolly’s remnants arrives.
Forecasters warn that Tropical Storm Edouard could form in the Gulf of Mexico and bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding to east Texas.