(The Center Square) – Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a Category 3 storm Friday morning and Alabama officials warned of destructive winds extending inland and coastal storm surge reaching 9 feet.
The National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 120 mph at 7:20 a.m. CDT. The storm was moving north-northeast at 15 mph toward the northern Gulf Coast.
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