Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to make landfall as hurricane Friday

Isaias just became the latest-forming first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season since reliable records began, meteorologists say

The Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from 1 June to 30 November, has been unusually quiet this year.

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The National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday that the hurricane was on track to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. It's expected to bring heavy rains and potentially flash flooding.

Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters predicted it will quickly strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before striking the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.

Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.

Isaias, which succeeded Tropical Depression Nine, would be the first hurricane of the belated Atlantic season Tropical Storm Isaias formed early on Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the…

Isaias is the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

The storm may become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, the latest first hurricane on record, on Thursday.