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Tropical cyclone: alerta orange for United States

The global disaster alert system rates event "ISAIAS-26" at orange (moderate to high) level.

Daniele Morais
October 9, 2026 · 2 min read
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Tropical cyclone: alerta orange for United States
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GDACS, the global disaster alert and coordination system run by the UN and the European Commission, issued a orange (moderate to high) alert for event "ISAIAS-26" (tropical cyclone) affecting United States.

From the official bulletin: From 06/10/2026 to 09/10/2026, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 194 km/h) ISAIAS-26 was active in Atlantic. The cyclone affects these countries: United States (vulnerability Low). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.753 million .

What the alert level means

GDACS rates events green, orange or red based on estimated humanitarian impact — exposed population, regional vulnerability and local response capacity.

With data from GDACS (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System).

Source: GDACS

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