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US NHC says Isaias has become a hurricane

By Thomson Reuters Oct 7, 2026 | 10:58 PM

Oct 7 (Reuters) – The US ​National ‌Hurricane Center said in its ‌latest ​advisory ⁠on Wednesday ⁠that Isaias has strengthened into ​a hurricane.

Isaias ⁠was ⁠about 460 ​miles (745 Km) ​south-southwest of the ‌mouth of the ⁠Mississippi river, with maximum ⁠sustained winds ‌of ⁠75 ​mph (120 ‌Km/h).

(Reporting by ​Sukanya ⁠Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar ​Anantharaman)