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Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane heading for US Gulf Coast
AP News · 1 hour ago · Read the Full Story on AP News
AI SUMMARY
Isaias has intensified into a Category 2 hurricane, prompting mandatory evacuations, oil production shutdowns, and severe weather warnings across the U.S. Gulf Coast.
- Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph).
- The storm is forecast to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama, or southern Mississippi late Friday or early Saturday.
- A hurricane warning is in effect from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Bay-Gulf County line in Florida.
- A storm surge warning spans from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River.
- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey ordered non-residents to immediately evacuate Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island.
- The governors of Florida and Alabama declared states of emergency, with about 5,000 National Guard troops expected to mobilize in Florida by Friday.
- Forecasters warned of storm surges reaching heights of 5 to 7 feet (1.5 to 2 meters) and up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain.
- Offshore oil and gas producers temporarily halted about 63% of regional production, taking nearly 1.3 million barrels a day off the market and evacuating 121 of 371 manned platforms.
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