Isaias upgraded to category 3 hurricane
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Hurricane Isaias intensified overnight and is now forecast to grow into a major Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds today before making landfall tonight on the Florida panhandle, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias are expected to bring widespread rainfall totals of up to 2 inches across New Jersey on Sunday and into early Monday.
Hurricane Isaias is expected to continue to intensify before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday. See latest update from Hurricane Center.
The global energy system is already being pushed to the brink. A major hurricane barreling down on America’s refining nerve center is the last thing that’s needed.
Isaias is expected to meander east in the Gulf before taking a northeasterly turn and will likely rapidly intensify, according to the NHC. The storm is expected to make landfall early Saturday morning as a hurricane with winds of 105 mph.