The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Saturday update reported that Category 1 Hurricane Isaias is 5 miles west of Birmingham, Alabama and 180 miles south of Nashville Tennessee. The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph, is moving north-northeast at 15 mph.

Isaias strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season overnight Wednesday as it surged towards the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

A category 3 hurricane named Isaias will soon hit the Florida-Alabama shore. When will Georgia be impacted? What time is landfall? See forecasts.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to continue to intensify before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday. See latest update from Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. Friday advisory reported that Category 2 Hurricane Isaias is in the Gulf of Mexico, 45 miles southeast of Pensacola, Florida and 95 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Alabama. The hurricane is moving to the north at 18 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.

Isaias is the first storm in the Atlantic this year to reach hurricane status. El Niño has kept the season relatively quiet.

While Hurricane Isaias' path moves toward the northern Gulf Coast, the Georgia-Alabama football game is expected to be affected. But how much?

Isaias strengthened into a major hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were underway for potentially

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A storm brewing off of Mexico is forecast to move into Alabama on Saturday.