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Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it heads towards land
Isaias will bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge with landfall expected late Friday.
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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to a major category three storm
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El Niño has led to a quiet season so far but the first Atlantic hurricane of the year is set to make landfall later on Friday into Saturday across the US Gulf Coast.
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- El Niño has led to a quiet season so far but the first Atlantic hurricane of the year is set to make landfall later on Friday into Saturday across the US Gulf Coast.
- Reported by BBC Science and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:54:28 UTC.
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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to a major category three storm
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