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Hurricane Isaias intensifies toward US Gulf Coast
The first Atlantic hurricane of the season is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi late Friday or early Saturday with dangerous winds and storm surge.
In brief
The first Atlantic hurricane of the season is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi late Friday or early Saturday with dangerous winds and storm surge. Hurricane Isaias has intensified into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season and is moving toward the US Gulf Coast…
First hurricane of Atlantic season intensifies
Hurricane Isaias has intensified into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season as it moves over record-warm water toward the northern shoreline of the United States Gulf Coast.
Landfall expected late Friday or early Saturday
According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, the storm is forecast to make landfall in parts of the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi late Friday or early Saturday.
Schools close and governments shut down
The storm has prompted school closures and local government shutdowns. Low-lying areas are especially vulnerable to flooding and storm surges from the dangerous winds.
Here's the gist
Hurricane Isaias has intensified into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season and is moving toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting school closures and government shutdowns in preparation for landfall.
