BREAKING: Hurricane Isaias grows to Category 3, sparking CURFEW in Mobile, Alabama

X. NEWS. FOR NOW, AMERICA REPORTS. >> THEY HAVE NOW UPGRADED THE. HURRICANE TO A CATEGORY 3. HURRICANE. SO THOSE ARE SUSTAINED WINDS OF. APPROACHING 120 MILES PER HOUSE. THE FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD HAS. MOBILIZED 5,000 NATIONAL GUARDS. MAN. >> JUST A MATTER OF MAKING SURE. THAT WE'RE PREPARED. >> I DO WORRY ABOUT THE. FLOODING. THAT'S WHY I'M GETTING SANDBAGS.

READY. NEVER KNOW. >> EVERYONE PULLING THE BOATS. AND AND GETTING FUEL AND BUYING. WATER AND SECURING AROUND LIKE. ANTS GETTING READY TO HIBERNATE. >> FILL UP THE GENERATOR AND. EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE. AND FILL UP THE GAS. THINGS TO DO. >> PREPARATIONS ON THE GULF. COAST. LIVE LOOK. THIS IS ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA,

20 MILLION AMERICANS ARE BRACING. FOR HURRICANE ISAIAS TO CATEGORY. 3 STORM HOURS BEFORE EXPECTED TO. MAKE LAND FILL. I'M SANDA SMITH ON THE FRIDAY. AFTERNOON IN NEW YORK. GOOD TO HAVE YOU. >> AS ALWAYS PLEASURE TO JOIN. YOU. HAPPY FRIDAY. I'M BILL IN WASHINGTON. JOHN ROBERTS HAS THE DAY OFF. THIS IS AMERICA REPORTS. ISAIAS IS FIRST ATLANTIC. HURRICANE OF THE 2026 SEASON. TAKING AIM OF THE GULF WITH. 120-MILE PER HOUSE WINDS AND.

LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE. >> WE WILL HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE. UPDATE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. JOINING US IN MOMENTS. THE FOX TEAM IS ON THE GROUND. AND HAS THE STORY COVERED FROM. ALL ANGLES FROM FLORIDA TO. ALABAMA. >> THAT'S WHERE WE'LL KICK. THINGS OFF THIS AFTERNOON. LET'S GO TO FOX WEATHER MIMIKE. JOINING US LIVE IN MOBILE, ALABAMA AND HEARING ABOUT A. CURFEW. MICHAEL? >> THAT CURFEW GOES INTO EFFECT. THIS EVENING AT 7 P.M. IT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH. TOMORROW MORNING. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY WANT.

EVERYONE TO HUNKER DOWN AND STAY. INSIDE. ALSO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL. -- THE COAST GUARD ALSO SENDING. THIS MESSAGE OUT. LISTEN IN... >> FIRST PRIORITY AS THE COAST. GUARD IS SAVING LIVES AND. POISING ASSETS AND READY TO. RESPOND AND HELP THOSE IN NEED. AND MAKE SURE THAT THE MARINE. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS ABLE TO. RECOVER R AND REOPEN THE PORT AD. RESUME MARITIME COMMERCE AND. TRANSPORTATION. >> OF COURSE, YOU CAN SEE MOBILE.

BAY BEHIND ME. WE'RE EXPECTING POSSIBLE STORM. SURGE OF UP TO 5 FEET. HERE IS HOW HIGH THAT IS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WATER. LEVEL IS RIGHT NOW. BILL AND SANDRA ALSO EXPECTING. RAIN HERE UP TO 3 INCHES. BUT ALONG THE GULF COAST, SOME. SPOTS UP TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN. EXPECTED. NOT TO MENTION WITH THE CATEGORY. 3 STORM, YOU HEARD THE GOVERNOR. RON DESANTIS SAY 120-MILE PER. HOUR WINDS POSSIBLE WITH THE. CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE AS IT MAKES. LAND FALL. HERE WHERE WE'RE AT COULD SEE.

WINDS UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. THAT CAN TAKE DOWN TREES AND. POWER LINES. AMTRAK SUSPENDED SERVICE BETWEEN. NEW ORLEANS AND WHERE WE ARE. FLIGHTS COULD BE A PROBLEM. AND NOT TO MENTION THE BRIDGES. AND OVERPASSES AND ON RAMPS AND. OFF RAMPS. THIS WILL BE A DIFFICULT NEXT. SAY 24 HOURS OR SO. IMPORTANT THAT FOLKS HUNKER DOWN. AS HURRICANE ISAIAS MAKES LAND. FALL LATER ON THIS EVENING GUYS. >> MICHAEL REPORTING LIVE IN.

MOBILE, ALABAMA, WHERE. CONDITIONS ARE DETERIORATING BY. THE HOUR OUT THERE. THANK YOU. >> MICHAEL IS WITH US DIRECTOR. OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE. CENTER. WELCOME TO YOU. GIVE US UP TO THE MINUTE UPDATE. FROM YOU. >> YEAH, AT THIS POINT ISAIAS IS. STILL A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE. MOVING QUICKLY TOWARDS THE. FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. 160 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA AT. THE TOP OF THE HOUR. MOVING QUICKLY NORTH NORTHEAST. AT 16 MILES AN HOUR. IMPACTS STARTING AND RAIN BANDS. ON SHORE.

AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS MOVING. ON SHORE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF. HOURS AND DANGEROUS STORM SURGE. WILL RAMP UP WITH THE EYE WALL. MAKES LAND FALL THIS EVENING. WATER LEVELS WILL START TO RISE. IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS THIS. AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. >> LOOKING AT THE CURRENT. CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW. LOOKING AT THE RAIN STILL TO. COME, THAT IN ITSESELF IS A MAJR. ENTERTAINMENT. WHAT IS THE MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO. MAY BE IN THE STORM'S PATH? >> YOU NEED TO BE IN YOUR SAFE. PLACE. HOPEFULLY OUT OF ANY STORM SURGE. EVACUATION ZONE OR AREA YOU'VE.

BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE. YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME. LEFT TO GET OUT. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT SO FAR. ANYBODY IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA. PANHANDLE IN PARTICULAR AND. 9 FEET OF STORM SURGE IN THE. NATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. IMPACTS WELL INLAND TO THE COAST. AND ISAIAS MOVES INTO THE SOUTH. EASTERN UNITED STATES AND HEAVY. RAINFALL AND TROPICAL STORM. GUSTS AND SCATTERED POWER. OUTAGES OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. AND TENNESSEE AND THE SOUTHERN. APPALACHIANS AND THE HEAVY.

RAINFALL WILL EXTEND WELL INLAND. AS WELL. COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT FLASH. FLOODING THROUGH PORTIONS OF. GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN. CAROLINAS AND SOUTHERN. APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. >> LOOKING AT 80 MILES AN HOUR. AND SMOKY MOUNTAINS. >> HIGHER TOPOGRAPHY. AND MOST DIE FROM TROPICAL STORM.

AND HURRICANES DIE FROM TREES. FALLING ON THEM IN CARS AND. OUTSIDE. YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. DON'T WANT TO BE VENTURING OUT. INTO THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. FROM THE WIND OR FLOODING. PERSPECTIVE. >> RIGHT NOW THE. LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE UP. TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE. IS THE RISK. WE KNOW THAT MAJOR EVACUATIONS. ARE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. DO WE EXPECT THOSE EVACUATIONS. TO EXTEND BEYOND WHAT WE'RE. CURRENTLY SEEING BASED ON THIS. STORM'S PATH? >> WELL, AT THIS POINT ANY.

EVACUATIONS NEED TO BE COMPLETED. NOW. AND WATER WILL START TO RISE. PEOPLE WILL BE STUCK IF THEY. HAVEN'T LEFT BY NOW. NOT JUST THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND. BACK BAYS INTO THE SOUNDS AND. PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO BE IN THE. SAFE PLACE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE HUNDREDS. OF MILES TO GET OUT OF THE STORM. SURGE ZONE. JUST USUALLY TENS OF MILES WITH.

SAFE SHELTER AND HOTEL AND HOME. OF FRIEND OR FAMILY. AND HOPE EVERYONE IN THE SAFE. PLACE. AND WORSE CONDITIONS WILL BE. AFTER NIGHT FALL WHEN IT'S. HARDER. >> AND 20 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS. THE SOUTH ARE COVERED BY WEATHER. ALERTS. WE ARE COVERING THIS STORY AND. APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US WITH. THE UPDATE. CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU.