Satellite image of Hurricane Isaias approaching the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to Category 2 Ahead of Gulf Coast Landfall

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Hurricane Isaias, the first of the Atlantic season, has intensified into a Category 2 storm. It is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday, bringing dangerous conditions to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama, and southern Mississippi.

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