Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 3 storm as US Gulf Coast braces for landfall
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Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, has strengthened into a Category 3 major storm packing winds above 193kph (120mph). The US National Hurricane Center said Friday it expects landfall later that day or early Saturday between Mobile Bay, Alabama, and Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida. Storm surge of up to 2.7 metres (9 feet) is forecast from the Alabama-Florida border to Grayton Beach, Florida, and forecasters urged local governments to rush preparations to completion, warning of potentially devastating damage and "life-threatening" conditions.
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