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Residents Board up Windows, National Guard Troops Deploy as Hurricane Isaias Nears US Gulf Coast
Officials ordered evacuations as the Category 2 storm threatened 5 to 7 feet of surge and long-duration power outages, forecasters said.
- Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall late Friday, bringing dangerous conditions and life-threatening storm surge to the U.S. Gulf Coast, particularly Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared states of emergency for dozens of counties Thursday, with Ivey ordering non-residents to evacuate Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island.
- Oil and gas producers halted about 63% of regional production, taking nearly 1.3 million barrels a day off the market, the Marine Minerals Administration reported. The agency said 121 of the Gulf's 371 manned oil platforms were evacuated.
- Forecasters warn the storm could dump up to 15 inches of rain and spawn tornadoes overnight Friday into Saturday from Alabama to southwestern Georgia. Storm surge and high tide could reach 5 to 7 feet in coastal areas.
- Isaias developed more than four months into the Atlantic hurricane season and nearly tied a 121-year-old record for the area's latest-forming hurricane. A strong El Niño disrupted Atlantic storm formation, keeping the season unusually quiet this year.
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Residents board up windows, National Guard troops deploy as Hurricane Isaias nears US Gulf Coast
Isaias is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and was expected to usher in dangerous conditions when it makes landfall late Friday.
·Durham, United States
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The tropical cyclone "Isaias" has become a category two hurricane off the US Gulf Coast.
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Residents board up windows and National Guard troops deploy as Hurricane Isaias nears US Gulf Coast - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MIAMI (AP) — Residents boarded up windows and stacked sandbags Thursday while thousands of National Guard soldiers were deploying in anticipation of Hurricane Isaias, which...
·Miami, United States
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With increasing concern, the US is looking at hurricane Isaias. The Category 3 storm is scheduled to hit the US Gulf Coast on Friday night (local time). Many places are being evacuated as a precaution.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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