Skip to content

Hurricane Isaias: Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings for coastal Baldwin County. Gulf Shores and Orange Beach urge non-residents to leave. Storm desk →NHC Advisory 6, 11 p.m. ET Wed., Oct. 7 (10 p.m. CT)

Sugar Sand Line
Fort Morgan to the state line.
Flags (official report, opens in a new tab)

Locals

City hall, schools, roads and the storm

Local news from official city and county releases first, then local outlets. Every story lists its sources.

Information as of Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, 10:30 p.m. CT.

Isaias: shelters, sand, re-entry passes

Shelters, sandbag sites, evacuation zones, re-entry passes and outage maps for residents are on the storm desk.

Go to the Isaias storm desk →

Source: baldwincountyal.gov

Locals sections

Latest local stories

Sources

  1. National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Isaias public advisory (latest) (opens in a new tab) · nhc.noaa.gov
  2. Alabama EMA: Isaias to have impacts in Alabama beginning Friday, Oct. 7 (opens in a new tab) · ema.alabama.gov
  3. City of Orange Beach: Tropical Storm Isaias updates, Oct. 7 (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachal.gov
  4. Gulf Coast Media: Tropical Storm Isaias makes track for Alabama coast (Oct. 7) (opens in a new tab) · gulfcoastmedia.com
  5. City of Gulf Shores: Gulf Shores, Orange Beach encourage voluntary evacuation for non-residents (TS Isaias Update #3), Oct. 7 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  6. AL.com: Gulf Shores and Orange Beach urge visitors to evacuate ahead of Isaias (opens in a new tab) · al.com
  7. NBC 15: Baldwin Co. Commission announces shelters, evacuations, storm preparation (opens in a new tab) · mynbc15.com
  8. Baldwin County EMA: Pet-friendly shelter (opens in a new tab) · baldwincountyal.gov
  9. Baldwin County EMA (opens in a new tab) · baldwincountyal.gov
  10. City of Gulf Shores: Hurricane re-entry pass deadline; city offices to close (TS Isaias Update #4), Oct. 7 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  11. City of Gulf Shores: Hurricane re-entry decal / beach parking pass (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  12. City of Gulf Shores: Please pause all trash and debris placement until after storm, Oct. 7 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  13. City of Gulf Shores: Local state of emergency declared ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, Oct. 7 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  14. Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism: Shrimp Festival page (cancellation notice) (opens in a new tab) · gulfshores.com
  15. City of Gulf Shores: City news (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  16. City of Gulf Shores: City Council approves updated Kids Park redesign, Oct. 5 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  17. City of Gulf Shores: Fire Rescue training facility ribbon cutting, Oct. 2 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  18. City of Gulf Shores: E. 29th Avenue reopens, part of Waterway East improvements, Oct. 1 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  19. Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism: Getting here (opens in a new tab) · gulfshores.com
  20. City of Gulf Shores: 2026 Resident Satisfaction Survey (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  21. City of Gulf Shores: Council approves updated resident beach parking ordinance, Sept. 28 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  22. City of Gulf Shores: 2026 Sunset Series wrap-up, Sept. 27 (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  23. City of Orange Beach: City awarded $1.5M in GoMESA funding for Shooting Complex clubhouse, Aug. 21 (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachal.gov
  24. City of Orange Beach: New county CHaRM recycling facility opens in Orange Beach, July 23 (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachal.gov
  25. City of Gulf Shores: Agenda center (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  26. City of Gulf Shores: Capital and transportation projects (opens in a new tab) · gulf-shores-al.civilspace.io
  27. City of Gulf Shores: Free alert sign-up (AlertSense) (opens in a new tab) · public.alertsense.com
  28. City of Orange Beach: News (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachal.gov
  29. City of Orange Beach: About the City Council (meeting schedule) (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachal.gov
  30. City of Orange Beach: Council agendas (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachal.gov
  31. City of Orange Beach: Hurricane decals (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachal.gov
  32. Baldwin County: Alert Baldwin sign-up (opens in a new tab) · baldwincountyal.gov
  33. Baldwin County: BRATS public transit (opens in a new tab) · baldwincountyal.gov
  34. Gulf Shores City Schools (opens in a new tab) · gsboe.org
  35. Gulf Shores City Schools: District calendar (opens in a new tab) · gsboe.org
  36. Gulf Coast Media (opens in a new tab) · gulfcoastmedia.com
  37. AL.com: Mobile and Baldwin news (opens in a new tab) · al.com
  38. WKRG News 5 (opens in a new tab) · wkrg.com
  39. FOX10 News (WALA) (opens in a new tab) · fox10tv.com
  40. NBC 15 (WPMI) (opens in a new tab) · mynbc15.com

Links marked Subscription need a subscription. We never bypass a paywall.