As the sunsets over the Gulf Coast region, the center of Hurricane Isaias gets closer to making landfall... It will most likely do so as a category 3 storm.
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An Air Force "Hurricane Hunter" continues to take reads from inside Hurricane Isaias, as the storm approaches the coast...
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As of the Friday 5pm advisory, winds have decreased a little with Isaias, but it remains a major hurricane...
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The greatest rain totals this weekend look to be over the western and eastern parts of the state... Even though central North Carolina is looking at "lesser" amounts, we're still expecting a decent rain event for that area.
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Category 3 hurricane, Isaias continues to push closer to the Gulf Coast on Friday afternoon... Winds are at 120mph as of the Friday 2pm advisory.
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On Friday afternoon, we have a NOAA and Air Force "Hurricane Hunter" in Hurricane Isaias...
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The Friday 11am advisory has Isaias making landfall as a major hurricane Friday night into Saturday morning...
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As of Friday morning, Isaias is 1mph away from being a Major Hurricane... Winds are now at 110mph.
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As of the Thursday 11pm advisory, Isaias has winds of 105mph and the forecast is calling for it to become a major hurricane on Friday...
Wind shear should weaken the storm some before landfall but it still looks to be a category 2 at that time.
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Well... It took awhile... But as of late last night, the 2026 Atlantic Basin Tropical Season includes a hurricane.
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Both the GFS and EURO operational models are now showing lesser rainfall totals for central North Carolina from Saturday night into Sunday.
The thinking remains that most of the region should see 1 to 2 inches of rain during the event.
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The late Thursday afternoon view of Hurricane Isaias, now with 100mph winds...
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What we need to keep an eye on for this weekend...
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As of the Thursday 5pm advisory, Isaias is now a category 2 hurricane...
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A NOAA P-3 "Hurricane Hunter" is making passes through Hurricane Isaias on Thursday afternoon...
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The Thursday 11am advisory for Hurricane Isaias...
Winds are now at 85mph. The forecast track remains relatively unchanged.
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Looking at last week's Drought Monitor and the newest one released today...
No change in most areas, though some spots that were showing no issues have seen Abnormally Dry conditions return.
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The Thursday morning Ensembles continue to show a westward track after Isaias landfall, and then a northeast turn... This resembles the latest forecast track from the hurricane center.
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We now have a category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico...
The storm is expected to reach category 2 strength before landfall late Friday or early Saturday.
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The Wednesday 11pm advisory for Isaias...
As of this advisory, the system remains a strong tropical storm.
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