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Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to strengthen into Hurricane Isaias before making a dangerous U.S. landfall this weekend, bringing the threat of heavy rain, flooding and tropical storm impacts to the Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Isaias developed late Wednesday as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026. Its development this late in the year tied a historical record.
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Hurricane Isaias is on track to make U.S. landfall this weekend before turning north. Will New Jersey get hit? Here's what forecasters are watching.
Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin on the Florida Panhandle around 8:30 p.m. local time as a Category 2 storm with 105-mph sustained winds. The storm weakened in the hours ahead of landfall tonight. Isaias is the first hurricane of an unusually quiet Atlantic season.