Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 3 as Gulf Coast prepares for landfall
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Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Friday as communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast prepared for potentially life-threatening storm surge, heavy rain and damaging winds.
The National Hurricane Center said Isaias had sustained winds above 120 mph and could strengthen further before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday between Mobile Bay, Alabama, and Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, according to Al Jazeera. The hurricane was about 240 miles south of Pensacola early Friday, moving north-northeast at 15 mph.
Forecasters warned of storm surge reaching as high as 9 feet from the Alabama-Florida border to Grayton Beach, Florida. Rainfall of 4 to 8 inches was expected along the coast, with isolated totals up to 15 inches. Isaias was forecast to weaken quickly after moving inland across the southern United States.
States of emergency were declared in parts of Alabama, Florida and Georgia, while several Gulf Coast counties issued mandatory evacuation orders. Florida included 25 counties in its emergency declaration. Federal emergency officials said they were fully engaged in preparations.
ABC News reported that unusually warm Gulf waters and abundant moisture helped Isaias intensify despite wind shear associated with El Niño. The storm’s winds increased from 40 mph to 80 mph within a day. Forecasters urged residents in threatened areas to complete preparations and follow evacuation instructions.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: One detail about major-hurricane strength was credited to the wrong outlet and can be fixed by deleting that clause. - "ABC News reported that unusually warm Gulf waters and abundant moisture helped Isaias intensify despite wind shear associated with El Niño. The storm’s winds increased from 40 mph to 80 mph within a day before it later reached major-hurricane strength.": The rapid intensification from 40 mph to 80 mph is in ABC News, but the later major-hurricane strength is supported by Al Jazeera, so the paragraph misattributes that detail to ABC.
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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 3 as Gulf Coast prepares for landfall
Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Friday as communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast prepared for potentially life-threatening storm surge, heavy rain and damaging winds.
The National Hurricane Center said Isaias had sustained winds above 120 mph and could strengthen further before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday between Mobile Bay, Alabama, and Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, according to Al Jazeera. The hurricane was about 240 miles south of Pensacola early Friday, moving north-northeast at 15 mph.
Forecasters warned of storm surge reaching as high as 9 feet from the Alabama-Florida border to Grayton Beach, Florida. Rainfall of 4 to 8 inches was expected along the coast, with isolated totals up to 15 inches. Isaias was forecast to weaken quickly after moving inland across the southern United States.
States of emergency were declared in parts of Alabama, Florida and Georgia, while several Gulf Coast counties issued mandatory evacuation orders. Florida included 25 counties in its emergency declaration. Federal emergency officials said they were fully engaged in preparations.
ABC News reported that unusually warm Gulf waters and abundant moisture helped Isaias intensify despite wind shear associated with El Niño. The storm’s winds increased from 40 mph to 80 mph within a day before it later reached major-hurricane strength.day. Forecasters urged residents in threatened areas to complete preparations and follow evacuation instructions.
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