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Tropical Storm Isaias Set to Be First Atlantic Hurricane of 2026 Season
El Niño has quieted Atlantic hurricane season, but Tropical Storm Isaias is set to beat the odds as it heads toward the Gulf Coast.
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El Niño has turned the Atlantic basin into a graveyard by changing winds high in the atmosphere so that they rip apart storms. That’s helped depress tropical cyclone activity to near-record-low levels and resulted in zero hurricanes. That could change imminently, though.
Isaias is churning in the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 65 mph, according to the latest update from the US National Hurricane Center. That’s just a shade below hurricane strength. The storm is forecast to pass over…
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