Hurricane Isaias Category 3: Gulf Coast Landfall Friday
Hurricane Isaias reached Category 3 strength Friday and is expected to make landfall between Alabama and Florida late Friday or early Saturday, with heavy rain and flooding forecast inland through the Carolinas.
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Hurricane Isaias strengthened to Category 3 status Friday morning with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported. The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday between Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Destin, Florida.
Residents from southern Georgia through Duval County are already experiencing rain that forecasters say will intensify as the hurricane approaches. The National Hurricane Center warned of heavy rainfall across the central Gulf coast and Southeast, with flash flooding, urban flooding, and river flooding possible from Jacksonville inland through Tennessee and North Carolina by weekend's end.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey ordered non-residents to evacuate affected areas Thursday. The storm marked the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season.
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