Hurricane Isaias strengthens en route to US Gulf Coast
Isaias has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it headed toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and gas production.
Hurricane Isaias has intensified to a Category 2 storm as it approaches the US Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and gas production, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Isaias is forecast to make landfall in Florida, Alabama, or Mississippi tonight or early tomorrow morning.
The storm's arrival is unusual for this late-in-the-season occurrence, attributed to the strong El Niño weather phenomenon, which brings about strong vertical wind shear, dry air, and sinking air over the Atlantic, hindering storm formation and intensification.
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