Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall Near Destin FL
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“ISAIAS MAKES LANDFALL AS CAT HURRICANE”
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The NHC issues hurricane watches 48 hrs & warnings 36 hrs before landfall
Destin sits on a narrow barrier peninsula between the Gulf & Choctawhatchee Bay
The storm forecast cone tracks the CENTER, not the full impact zone!
The cone shows where the storm's eye is likely to travel — not where damage stops. Winds, storm surge, and rain routinely extend far outside its edges, making it the most misread graphic in weather coverage.
Hurricane Ivan knocked out power to 1.7M customers in 2004!
Ivan struck the same NW Florida Panhandle coast in Sept. 2004, causing ~$18.8B in damage. Some communities waited 3+ weeks for power — the same grim timeline now feared after Isaias.
A hurricane's category only measures one thing: wind speed!
The Saffir-Simpson scale rates sustained winds alone — storm surge, rainfall, and storm size are not factored in. A sprawling Category 1 can flood more land than a compact Category 3. Low number ≠ low danger.
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