Hurricane Isabel - latest information

Hurricane Isabel is expected to make landfall in North Carolina within the next 24 hours. The storm has weakened to a category two with maximum sustained winds at around 110 mph with higher gusts. Forecasters expect little change in strength prior to landfall.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 145 miles from the centre and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 260 miles.

The current projected track of Isabel is as follows:

Although wind strength will be high, and some structural damage will occur, the main impact is likely to be caused by flooding with storm surge flooding of 7 to 11 feet above normal tide levels expected near and to the north of where the centre crosses the coast, and rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches likely along the path of the hurricane.

[Forecast source: NOAA]

•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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