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Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the Gulf Coast

Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the Gulf Coast
NPR News Friday 09 October 2026, 05:20 UTC By The Associated Press 1 min read
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The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday.(Image credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric)

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday.

(Image credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric)

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