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Hurricane Isaias Lashes the US Gulf Coast with Wind and Rain as It Nears the Florida Panhandle
Forecasters said 6 to 9 feet of storm surge and mandatory evacuations were in effect as the first major hurricane of the season approached.
- On Friday, Hurricane Isaias intensified into a Category 3 major hurricane, charging toward the Gulf Coast and threatening the Florida Panhandle and Alabama with damaging winds.
- Forecasters warned of storm surges reaching 9 feet, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes as the storm approached landfall between Mobile Bay and the city of Destin.
- Residents braced for the storm Friday by filling sandbags to protect their houses, while dozens of Waffle House locations closed across the Florida Panhandle in a sign of the severity.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents to expect power outages and gasoline shortages, while President Donald Trump canceled his Saturday football game attendance in Tuscaloosa to avoid disrupting emergency response.
- Once ashore, Isaias is expected to weaken into a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon, though heavy rain and potential flooding threaten the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast through Monday.
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Residents in Florida's Panhandle urged to take shelter as Hurricane Isaias approaches US Gulf Coast
Isaias weakened slightly to a Category 2 hurricane as it surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season is expected to make landfall Friday night over the western Florida Panhandle near Pensacola. The National Hurricane…
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