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Hurricane Isaias has strengthened into a Category 2 storm and is now bearing down on the Gulf Coast
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With the Florida Panhandle in its path, residents are bracing for dangerous winds, flooding, and storm surge
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Residents are also filling sandbags and preparing for flooding, with forecasters warning of storm surge as high as 5 to 7 feet
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States of emergency are in effect in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and several Mississippi counties
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Mandatory evacuations are underway in parts of Florida, and thousands of National Guard
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troops are being deployed. Isais could briefly strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane today before weakening
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to a Category 1 as it approaches landfall near the Florida-Alabama state line
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But the exact track remains uncertain, and the threat extends well beyond the coast
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with heavy rain and flooding possible as far north as Tennessee and North Carolina through
