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Isaias reaches 65 mph as Gulf Coast braces for possible hurricane landfall

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Storm-surge forecasts along the coastIndependently confirmed11
Isaias’s Category 3 status and timingIndependently confirmed10
Forecast timing and location of landfallIndependently confirmed9
Isaias’s maximum sustained wind speedIndependently confirmed8
Isaias becoming the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026Not independently confirmed8
Earlier forecast storm strength and wind speedNot independently confirmed7
National Hurricane Center’s coastal hazards warningNot independently confirmed7
The storm was moving north toward the Florida Panhandle.Not independently confirmed7
Amara Theodore warned that the inland storm could produce tornadoes, with the threat extending towa…Not independently confirmed7
Destin officials’ evacuation guidanceNot independently confirmed6

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