Orange Beach, Ala. — (OBA) —  Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on the night of Friday, October 9, 2026, as a dangerous Category 2 storm. The National Hurricane Center confirmed landfall at about 8:30 p.m. Central Time, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, and Perdido Key, west of the storm's center, reported minimal damage as the system passed. All three communities had issued mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders for non-residents and tourists in the days before landfall.

The Orange Beach Police Department closed the Beach Express, Perdido Pass Bridge, and the Highway 59 Bridge in Gulf Shores at noon on Friday, October 9, 2026. A mandatory citywide curfew took effect in Orange Beach at 7 p.m. that evening. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered all non-residents, tourists, and visitors in Baldwin County south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway — including Gulf Shores and Orange Beach — to evacuate immediately, effective October 8, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. CDT.

The National Weather Service office in Mobile warned that storm surge could reach four to six feet along the Alabama Gulf Coast. Orange Beach officials also cautioned that hurricane-force wind gusts were possible on the storm's west side. The City of Orange Beach recorded a 62 mph wind gust. 

Orange Beach city officials posted an update at 11 p.m. on October 9, stating that Public Works crews were clearing debris and downed trees from all city streets. The city reported minimal damage across Orange Beach. All bridges reopened, and the Orange Beach Police Department said the mandatory curfew was officially lifted at 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

Isaias was the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season and the first to form in 121 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The season had been suppressed by a strong El Niño pattern. The storm weakened to a post-tropical cyclone within hours of landfall as it moved inland across Alabama toward the Tennessee Valley.

The Orange Beach City Council held an Emergency Special-Called Meeting on Saturday, October 10, 2026, and voted to rescind Resolution No. 26-202, which had declared a local State of Emergency due to Hurricane Isaias. The council originally adopted that declaration on October 7, 2026, under Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 31-9-2(a). Law requires rescinding the resolution once emergency conditions have substantially receded, formally returning the city to normal operations and ending any emergency powers tied to the declaration. The rescission resolution took effect immediately upon adoption.

Also on Saturday, October 10, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey issued a proclamation rescinding the supplemental evacuation order she had signed on October 8, 2026, which had required the mandatory evacuation of coastal tourists and visitors. The Alabama Emergency Management Agency recommended the rescission after determining that conditions warranting a compelled evacuation no longer existed. The October 7, 2026, state of emergency proclamation and the October 9, 2026, supplemental proclamation remained in full force and effect. Secretary of State Wes Allen attested the document at the State Capitol in Montgomery.