By Zoila Palma: Hurricane Isaias has strengthened as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast, prompting officials to rush preparations for potentially dangerous storm surge and damaging winds.
At 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, the hurricane was located about 170 miles (270 km) north of Progreso, Mexico, and approximately 380 miles (610 km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
The National Hurricane Center said Isaias was moving east-northeast at about 10 mph (17 km/h), with a turn toward the northeast expected later Thursday, followed by a northward turn on Friday.
The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h), with stronger gusts, and additional strengthening was expected through early Friday.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Bay/Gulf County line in Florida, while a Storm Surge Warning covers the area from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River.
Heavy rainfall is also expected as Isaias approaches the Gulf Coast. The storm could produce 3 to 7 inches of rain from southeastern Louisiana to Florida’s Big Bend region from Friday through the weekend, with isolated totals of up to 15 inches, particularly across the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend.
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By Zoila Palma: Hurricane Isaias has strengthened as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast, prompting officials to rush preparations for potentially dangerous storm surge and damaging winds. At 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, the hurricane was located about 170 miles (270 km) north of Progreso, Mexico, and approximately 380 miles (610 km) south of the
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