Record-late Hurricane Isaias forms in Gulf

Isaias, nor’easter could compound flooding in Nassau

A driver splashes through a puddle on Lime Street in Fernandina Beach. Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
A driver splashes through a puddle on Lime Street in Fernandina Beach. Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Hurricane Isaias became the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season Wednesday, setting a record for the latest first Atlantic hurricane in more than a century as the storm moved toward the Gulf Co…