Isaias officially became a tropical storm as of 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Isaias is likely to develop into a hurricane soon. The official track from the Hurricane Center brings the storm into the northern Gulf as a category two hurricane by Friday morning with winds up to 110 mph.

The first hurricane of the season is set to lash Florida’s Panhandle with several feet of storm surge, heavy rains and high winds when it makes landfall as high-end Category 2 Isaias Friday evening.

Forecasters are warning that south-facing beaches in Southern California could be particularly at risk of flooding on account of Hurricane Rachel this weekend.

Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the Gulf and is expected to rapidly strengthen over the next few days. Here's a look at its projected path.

They're piled on river banks, lodged in uprooted trees, embedded in sediment and jammed under logs. Many are tangled in mounds of debris up to two stories high. Two years after Hurricane Helene leveled forests,

The global energy system is already being pushed to the brink. A major hurricane barreling down on America’s refining nerve center is the last thing that’s needed.

A strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias is poised to become a hurricane by Thursday morning and make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast at Category 1 or 2 strength within days.

Isaias is expected to meander east in the Gulf before taking a northeasterly turn and will likely rapidly intensify, according to the NHC. The storm is expected to make landfall early Saturday morning as a hurricane with winds of 105 mph.