Isaias strengthens into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season
- On Thursday, Hurricane Isaias churned through the Gulf of Mexico with 80 mph sustained winds, forecast to intensify into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall along the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday.
- Isaias developed Wednesday, forming four months into the Atlantic hurricane season and nearly tying a 121-year-old record for the latest-forming hurricane since 1905; the cyclone is strengthening over warm Gulf waters.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declared states of emergency for dozens of counties, while oil producers temporarily halted about 25% of regional production, removing approximately 511,000 barrels daily from the market.
- The National Hurricane Center warned of life-threatening storm surge reaching 5 to 7 feet and localized rainfall up to 10 inches, while meteorologists cautioned that severe thunderstorms and tornadoes could develop rapidly in outer bands.
- After landfall, impacts will extend into the Tennessee Valley by Saturday as the storm moves north; models show the system weakening as it merges with a trough, though residents should monitor for continued flooding risks.
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Hurricane Isaias intensifies as it heads towards Gulf Coast, prompting evacuations and warnings
Isaias strengthened Thursday into a Category 1 hurricane as it moved across the Gulf of Mexico toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecasters warned of dangerous storm surge, heavy rain and damaging winds in coastal communities from The post Hurricane Isaias intensifies as it heads towards Gulf Coast, prompting evacuations and warnings appeared first on KLBJ-AM - Austin, TX.
Storm headed for Gulf Coast, possibly Category 3
Hurricane Isaias strengthened on Thursday as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Florida and emergency declarations in Alabama as forecasters warned of life-threatening storm surges, tornadoes and flooding.
Isaiah will approach the coast during the day and is expected to land between Friday night and Saturday morning within the warning area, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the border of Bay County and Gulf County, Florida, Alabama Coast included.
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