ABC News (US) · the top story · first seen 2026-10-09 17:21 UTC · 13:21 in New York

Hurricane Isaias: Life-threatening storm surge, devastating winds forecasted

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Outlet: ABC News (US) (abcnews)
Position: The top story
First seen: 2026-10-09 17:21 UTC · 13:21 in New York
Last seen: 2026-10-09 19:10 UTC · 15:10 in New York · 11 polls · on the page for 1 h 49 min · as of now, not part of the record
Story URL: https://abcnews.com/US/live-updates/hurricane-isaias-updates-isaias-strengthens-category-3/?id=137128637
SHA-256: 5b1f0830400e1c90e737ae650a2d139766c380acaa5a5822161af6c12f57481a

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 3, targets Florida Panhandle the top story · 2026-10-09 15:51 UTC → 2026-10-09 17:21 UTC · on the page for 1 h 29 min
Hurricane Isaias: Life-threatening storm surge, devastating winds forecasted this headline the top story · 2026-10-09 17:21 UTC → 2026-10-09 19:10 UTC · on the page for 1 h 49 min
Hurricane Isaias: Tornado watch issued for parts of Florida, Georgia, Alabama the top story · 2026-10-09 19:10 UTC → 2026-10-09 19:32 UTC · on the page for 22 min
Hurricane Isaias: Life-threatening storm surge, devastating winds forecasted the top story · 2026-10-09 19:32 UTC → 2026-10-09 23:00 UTC · on the page for 3 h 28 min
Hurricane Isaias updates: Category 2 storm makes landfall in Florida Panhandle the top story · 2026-10-10 02:32 UTC → 2026-10-10 03:20 UTC · on the page for 48 min
Hurricane Isaias updates: Storm makes landfall in Florida Panhandle the top story · 2026-10-10 03:20 UTC → 2026-10-10 09:51 UTC · on the page for 6 h 30 min
Hurricane Isaias updates: Isaias downgraded to post-tropical cyclone the top story · 2026-10-10 09:51 UTC → 2026-10-10 19:52 UTC · on the page for 10 h 1 min
Hurricane Isaias updates: 3 dead as Isaias downgraded to post-tropical cyclone the top story · 2026-10-10 19:52 UTC → 2026-10-10 20:30 UTC · on the page for 38 min
Hurricane Isaias updates: At least 4 dead as Isaias downgraded the top story · 2026-10-10 20:30 UTC → 2026-10-11 00:02 UTC · on the page for 3 h 31 min
Hurricane Isaias updates: At least 4 dead as Isaias downgraded slot 2 of the front page · 2026-10-11 00:02 UTC → 2026-10-11 03:52 UTC · on the page for 3 h 50 min

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