Hurricane Isaias live updates: airports close in Alabama and Florida as category 3 storm nears Gulf coast

Florida panhandle directly in Isaias’ path as officials warn of life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds in parts of Florida, Mississippi and Alabama Sign up for the US Breaking News email Some seasoned hurricane watchers have their own measures to gauge how severe a storm is likely to be. One is the arrival in town of Jim Cantore, meteorologist for the Weather Channel, whose presence is seen in some quarters as a harbinger of not very good things to come. As with previous storms, sightings of Cantore ahead of Hurricane Isaias quickly caused a stir on social media. Continue reading...