EDITION OF FRI 9 OCT 2026
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Hurricane Isaias forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds across Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

publishers 33articles 34first reported 8 Oct, 15:00 UTCdeveloping since 8 Oct · 11 editions

Hurricane Isaias was forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds to communities across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. Local forecasts called for wind gusts above 40 mph in metro Atlanta, several inches of rain and stronger winds around Bulloch County, Georgia, and heavy rainfall in South Carolina’s Lowcountry and Midlands.

Forecasters also warned of possible tornadoes in the Midlands and flooding around Charleston. Rain associated with Isaias was expected to reach parts of Virginia by Sunday, while the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region faced rain, wind and coastal flooding. East Tennessee was also expected to receive strong winds and rain from the storm.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 8 articles, headlines and summaries only; 6 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 24 h after the record first saw the story; the editor kept it as written.

Publishers
33
Source articles
34
Given to the writer
8, headlines and summaries only
Independent newsrooms
6
This version written
24 h after the record first saw the story
Second model (editor)
kept as written
Publication gate
passed
Human review
none

WHAT THE EDITOR DID

The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and published it as written.

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OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 39 78 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 9 Oct 12:17 UTC · Hurricane Isaias Forecast to Bring Rain and Gusty Winds Across Eastern U.S. 9 Oct 18:12 UTC · Hurricane Isaias forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds across Southeast and Mid-Atlantic 10 Oct 00:10 UTC · Isaias brings heavy rain and strong winds 10 Oct 06:47 UTC · Isaias Brings Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds and Flooding Threats Across Eastern U.S. 10 Oct 12:10 UTC · Isaias Weakens After Gulf Coast Landfall, Leaving More Than 884,000 Without Power 11 Oct 00:13 UTC · Four Dead as Isaias Moves Through Southeast After Florida Landfall 11 Oct 01:33 UTC · Four dead as Isaias brings destructive winds, flooding to southeastern US 11 Oct 12:11 UTC · Isaias Leaves Four Dead and Hundreds of Thousands Without Power in Southern U.S.

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

  • Kay Ivey · from 10 Oct 11:38, 2 outlets
  • Hurricane Simon · from 10 Oct 11:38, 2 outlets
  • Ron DeSantis · from 10 Oct 11:38, 2 outlets
  • Hurricane Isaias · from 10 Oct 11:38, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • inches rain: 3 (1 from 8 Oct 17:30) → 6 (1 from 9 Oct 19:30) → 20 (1 from 10 Oct 11:38) → 8 (1 from 10 Oct 11:38) → 10 (1 from 10 Oct 11:38)
  • customers without: 900,000 (1 from 10 Oct 11:38) → 884,000 (1 from 10 Oct 11:38) → 860,000 (1 from 10 Oct 11:38) → 697,000 (1 from 10 Oct 11:38)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.

HOW THIS STORY DEVELOPED: EVERY HEADLINE, EVERY OUTLET →