Official sources read Fri 9 Oct, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46Z) · page built Fri 9 Oct, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46Z)
What each county and the State of Alabama has ordered, in their words, with links to the original notices. Covers the coastal counties served by NWS Mobile, starting with Fairhope's.
On 9 Oct the Governor issued a Second Supplemental State of Emergency for Hurricane Isaias (PDF posted 1:56 PM CDT: governor.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-09-SOE-Second-Supplemental-Hurricane-Isaias.pdf). This page has not read it yet, so it may change or add to the orders on this page. Open the PDF or call your county EMA.
| County | Orders in effect |
|---|---|
| Baldwin County, AL | Mandatory evacuation Non-residents, tourists and visitors only: All locations in Baldwin County south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, including Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Voluntary evacuation Residents: Coastal areas, and flood-prone and low-lying communities |
| Mobile County, AL | Mandatory evacuation Non-residents, tourists and visitors only: All of Zone 1 in Mobile County, including all of Dauphin Island and parts of Bayou La Batre Voluntary evacuation Residents: Evacuation Zone 1 |
| Escambia County, FL | Evacuation order Not stated (the notice names the zones only): Zone A and Zone B |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Evacuation order Not stated (the notice names the areas only): Zones A, B and C, low-lying areas and mobile homes |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Mandatory evacuation Residents: Coastal areas of Zones A and B, including Okaloosa Island and portions of coastal Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Mary Esther and Niceville Evacuation request All out-of-town visitors: The forecast area of impacts |
Includes Fairhope, Daphne, Foley, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach. Source agency: Baldwin County EMA.
“A voluntary evacuation is now in effect for: • Coastal areas • Flood-prone and low-lying communities”
Source: Baldwin County EMA storm updates
Call EMA call center: 251-972-6807 Evacuation zones and county updates
Includes Mobile, Dauphin Island, Bayou La Batre. Source agency: Mobile County EMA.
“A Voluntary Evacuation is in effect for residents in Evacuation Zone 1.”
Source: Mobile County EMA home page
Includes Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key. Source agency: Escambia County Emergency Management.
“Evacuation orders have been issued for Zone A and Zone B effective Thursday, Oct. 8 at noon.”
Call Citizen info line: 850-471-6600 Evacuation zones and county updates
Includes Milton, Navarre, Gulf Breeze. Source agency: Santa Rosa County Emergency Management.
“An evacuation order, effective at 8 a.m. on Friday, October 9, has been issued for Zone C in addition to Zones A and B, as well as low-lying areas and mobile homes in Santa Rosa County.”
Call Citizen info line: 850-983-4636 Evacuation zones and county updates
Includes Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Crestview, Niceville. Source agency: Okaloosa County Emergency Management.
“A mandatory evacuation (Active 12 p.m. Thursday, Oct 8, 2026) has been ordered for residents living in the coastal areas of Zones A and B.”
Source: Okaloosa County EOC page
“Okaloosa County is asking all out-of-town visitors to evacuate from the forecast area of impacts”
Source: Okaloosa County EOC page
Call Public Safety: 850-651-7150 Evacuation zones and county updates
Supplemental proclamation by the Governor of Alabama, 8 October 2026: I. Mandatory evacuation of coastal tourists and visitors. The operative text, as signed:
Effective today, October 8, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. CDT, all non-residents, tourists, and visitors in the covered areas shall immediately evacuate themselves from the covered areas until the state of emergency expires or this order is modified in writing.
For purposes of this provision, “covered areas†means (1) all locations in Baldwin County south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, including the City of Gulf Shores and the City of Orange Beach, and (2) all of Zone 1 in Mobile County, including all of Dauphin Island and parts of Bayou La Batre.
Signed proclamation (PDF) · Governor's press release. The press release names only Dauphin Island in Mobile County; the proclamation covers all of Zone 1.
On 9 Oct the Governor issued a Second Supplemental State of Emergency for Hurricane Isaias (PDF posted 1:56 PM CDT: governor.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-09-SOE-Second-Supplemental-Hurricane-Isaias.pdf). This page has not read it yet, so it may change or add to the orders on this page. Open the PDF or call your county EMA.
No evacuation or civil-emergency messages from officials were being relayed through NWS alerts for these counties when this page was built, Fri 9 Oct, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46Z). Officials can issue orders without them, so check the county sources above.
NWS Mobile local statement (Fri 9 Oct, 1:09 PM CDT (18:09Z)): “Evacuation orders have been issued across some coastal counties. Follow the advice of local officials and check with local emergency management for the latest information.”
Forecasts, watches and warnings for Fairhope are on the Latest NWS page.