Alabama vs. Georgia live weather updates: Latest news on Hurricane Isaias threatening SEC football game

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As if the colossal matchup between No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama didn’t need any more hype, Mother Nature is threatening to wreak havoc on the game itself. 

Tropical Storm Isaias is brewing off the coast of eastern Mexico, and is forecast to become a hurricane and start bearing down on the gulf coast of Alabama by Friday morning. Saturday night’s game is scheduled to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET.  

ESPN’s “College GameDay” is also expected to be in Tuscaloosa ahead of the game, and President J. Donald Trump is also expected to attend Saturday night’s game. 

While there are no scheduled changes to Saturday night’s game between the Dawgs and Tide as of yet, the storm’s path could threaten to change that. 

Here’s the latest info on Hurricane Isaias, and how it might impact Saturday night’s game in Tuscaloosa, as well as other events in the southeast.

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Alabama vs. Georgia weather updates: Latest news on Hurricane Isaias

Wednesday, Oct. 7 

Tropical Storm Isaias was upgraded to a hurricane late Wednesday, making it the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season.

Alabama issued an updated statement earlier Wednesday, adding that the school is closely monitoring the situation, but kickoff is still set for 7:30 p.m. ET:  

Latest information on Saturday’s Alabama football game vs. Georgia #RollTide | @AlabamaFTBLpic.twitter.com/l5yEu2kRZW

— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) October 7, 2026

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is not too concerned about the impacts, for now:  

“Depends on the level of weather you get, it would affect what happens,” DeBeor said this week via Bama247. “It’s just — that’s not my area of expertise. I’m just getting our football team ready. It hasn’t affected us much, other than we’re doing wet ball drills and get wet ball involved in some of our team reps, just like we did last week at times, preparing for the rain a week ago. I’m not really involved in too much.”

Tuesday, Oct. 6

Alabama’s athletic department issued a statement Tuesday evening that it will monitor the situation as the week progresses, and that there are no scheduled changes at this time:

Information on Saturday’s Alabama football game vs. Georgia #RollTide | @AlabamaFTBLpic.twitter.com/KteQ9GgBZ6

— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) October 7, 2026

Alabama vs. Georgia weather forecast

• High temp: 76 degrees
• Low temp: 63 degrees
• Chance of rain: 100%

The current forecast for Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa calls for wind and rain throughout the day on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to the National Weather Service. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Saturday afternoon:Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 76. Windy, with an east wind 25 to 35 mph becoming southeast 15 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday night:Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

This section will be updated with the latest forecast information as it becomes available.

Will the Alabama vs. Georgia game be moved?

There is no indication the game will be moved as of yet. SEC and school officials have said they are monitoring the forecast and pathway for the potential Hurricane Isaias.

If the game cannot be played in Tuscaloosa, potential alternative locations could include Athens, Georgia or the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game could also be moved to Friday

Other games impacted by Hurricane Isaias

For now, the primary focus is on the game in Tuscaloosa, which is coincidentally the only other game within the state of Alabama this week.

Louisiana and Louisiana Tech are slated to play in Ruston, La. Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. ET. 

Games in surrounding states, such as Tennessee, could also potentially see impacts. No. 9 Ole Miss plays at Vanderbilt in Nashville at 3:30 p.m. UAB plays at Memphis Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET. 

In Georgia, Duke takes on Georgia Tech in Atlanta a 3:30 p.m., and undefeated James Madison will take on Georgia Southern in Statesboro at 7:30 p.m. ET. Although there could be a few other games affected, the storm’s size and potential areas of impact are not clearly known as of yet.   

What category is Hurricane Isaias?

Isaias strengthened from tropical depression to a hurricane late Wednesday. By Friday evening when it is still off the coast of the Florida panhandle and Alabama, it is forecasted to be a Category 2 Hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour.

By the time it is inland over the state of Alabama on Saturday morning, it is projected to be downgraded back to a tropical storm with winds of 50 miles per hour. After it passes through the state, it will be further downgraded to a tropical depression by Saturday evening.  

Hurricane Isaias path map

Here’s a look at the current track, via the National Hurricane Center. It projects the storm to make landfall in Mobile Bay, Alabama — about 196 miles to the south of Tuscaloosa.

Isaias is expected to strengthen and be a strong hurricane when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Friday. A life-threatening storm surge is expected along a portion of the northern Gulf Coast, and a Storm Surge Warning is now in effect from the Mouth of the Mississippi… pic.twitter.com/O9DUc5rKWo

— National Weather Service (@NWS) October 8, 2026

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