Nearly 500,000 barrels a day of oil-refining capacity sit in the projected path of Hurricane Isaias, raising the risk that a US fuel market with no supplies to spare will lose critical output.
— Giovanni Staunovo🛢 (@staunovo) October 8, 2026
Along with the potential human toll within the storm’s path, hurricane damage to…
We can thank moderate wind shear caused by El Niño for holding back Hurricane Isaias from becoming a Category 5 superstorm.
— Ryan Maue (@RyanWeather) October 8, 2026
However, pressure continues to fall regardless. Isaias has a good chance to become a Category 3 major hurricane in next 24-hours. pic.twitter.com/kDreKIA4Ow
new update: with Hurricane Isaias moving toward the U.S., 32.6% of Gulf platforms have been evacuated, with 62.9% of oil production shut down and 57.4% of natural gas production shut down. Once the storm passes, production should resume significantly by early next week. pic.twitter.com/qkqIn9LH7n
— Patrick De Haan (@GasBuddyGuy) October 8, 2026
Incredible satellite loop showing an intensifying Isaias and Rachel, storms that will bring a wild and dangerous weekend of weather to millions of people across the United States. pic.twitter.com/cOznPJYzfm
— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) October 8, 2026
Evacuation is a tough call for a lot of people (nowhere to go; managing children, pets, frail adults; sitting in traffic for 8 hours), but the cost of fuel will make the decision for a lot of them.