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

(All times Eastern)

Thursday, Oct. 8

4:00 p.m.: Alabama released adjusted game day operations, including that outdoor tailgating is prohibited on-campus before Noon on Saturday.

2:00 p.m.: On Thursday afternoon, On3’s Andy Staples reported that Saturday’s game is expected to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET as scheduled with the latest track.

Noon: ESPN’s “College GameDay” announced that the show will still take place in Tuscaloosa, but that it will be moved indoors to the Tide’s basketball arena, Coleman Coliseum.

Per the network, fans and students can begin lining up at 6:15 a.m. ET, with doors scheduled to open at 6:30.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

11:00 p.m.: Tropical Storm Isaias was upgraded to a hurricane late Wednesday, making it the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season.

7:00 p.m.: 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:

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

7:00 p.m.: 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:

Alabama vs. Georgia weather forecast

• High temp: 75 degrees

• Low temp: 61 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:Tropical storm conditions possible. Showers. High near 75. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday night:A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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 played on Friday instead.

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. We have already seen some games in the Carolinas, such as ETSU-The Citadel, Rice at East Carolina and Davidson at Presbyterian get moved up:

Also in North Carolina, Wake Forest is taking on NC State in Raleigh at Noon, and Old Dominion is playing on App State in Boone at 1 p.m.

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 morning, it was upgraded to a Category 3 Hurricane with maximum winds of 120 miles per hour as it continued to move through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

It is projected to make landfall along the Florida panhandle Saturday morning at 1 a.m., and will be downgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane with max winds of 95 miles per hour.

By the time it is inland over the state of Alabama on Saturday, it is projected to be downgraded back to a tropical depression with winds under 39 miles per hour. The center of the storm is estimated to be past the state of Alabama by 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

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.

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