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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)

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Weather & hurricanes

Weather, tropics and storm prep

We link to the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center rather than post forecasts. When a storm threatens, this page tracks official guidance with times attached.

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

Isaias has its own page

Advisory times, warnings, shelters, outage maps, the timeline and every update are on the storm desk.

Go to the Isaias storm desk →

Source: nhc.noaa.gov

Forecasts and conditions

Hurricane season prep

Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to Nov. 30.

  • Sign up for Alert Baldwin, the county's emergency notification system, and follow your city's alerts.

    Source: baldwincountyal.gov + 1 more

  • Know whether you live or are staying in an evacuation zone or flood-prone area, and plan where you'd go. Baldwin County EMA posts evacuation, shelter and re-entry information.

    Source: baldwincountyal.gov

  • Gulf Shores and Orange Beach residents: get your hurricane re-entry decal or pass before a storm. Gulf Shores stops handing out passes once a Hurricane Warning is issued.

    Source: gulfshoresal.gov + 2 more

  • Build a kit and a plan: water, food, medications, documents, cash, chargers and a plan for pets. NWS Mobile publishes a Gulf Coast hurricane guide.

    Source: weather.gov + 2 more

Sources

  1. National Weather Service Mobile/Pensacola (opens in a new tab) · weather.gov
  2. National Hurricane Center (opens in a new tab) · nhc.noaa.gov
  3. NWS Mobile/Pensacola: Local tropical information (hurricane threats and impacts) (opens in a new tab) · weather.gov
  4. NWS Mobile: Beach forecast (rip current risk and surf) (opens in a new tab) · weather.gov
  5. NWS Mobile: Marine forecasts (opens in a new tab) · weather.gov
  6. NOAA Tides & Currents: Gulf State Park Pier (8731269) tide predictions (opens in a new tab) · tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
  7. Baldwin County: Alert Baldwin sign-up (opens in a new tab) · baldwincountyal.gov
  8. City of Gulf Shores: Free alert sign-up (AlertSense) (opens in a new tab) · public.alertsense.com
  9. Baldwin County EMA (opens in a new tab) · baldwincountyal.gov
  10. City of Gulf Shores: Hurricane re-entry decal / beach parking pass (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresal.gov
  11. 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
  12. City of Orange Beach: Hurricane decals (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachal.gov
  13. NWS Mobile: Gulf Coast hurricane preparedness guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · weather.gov
  14. Ready.gov: Hurricanes (opens in a new tab) · ready.gov
  15. National Hurricane Center: Hurricane preparedness (opens in a new tab) · nhc.noaa.gov

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