Winds have been rather gusty today but, thankfully, we've not seen anything too terrible.
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Are you curious as to why Isaias jumped to a major hurricane...
"Fuel for the fire..."
Above average sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, led to the rapid development of the hurricane.
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Rain on the planes at CLT Airport...
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The Atlantic looks a bit "angry" this afternoon at Carolina Beach...
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Fall color among the clouds of Isaias...
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What's left of Isaias continues to move north on Saturday morning... The system is now not considered a tropical system.
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The Friday 11pm advisory for Hurricane Isaias...
The storm continues to weaken as moves farther inland.
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Hurricane Isaias officially makes landfall as a category 2 storm with 105mph near Destin, Florida at 9:30pm...
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If you dealt with Helene and you're worried you'll see more of the same with Isaias, relax...
A completely different situation with Isaias.
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As the system approaches landfall, winds for Hurricane Isaias have back off just a little bit but the storm is still a very strong category 2 storm with 110mph winds...
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What the Friday 12Z GFS and EURO models have to say about rainfall potential this weekend...
I'm betting the EURO has a much better handle on this event.
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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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