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Isaias makes landfall as Category 2 hurricane
Isaias weakened to a post-tropical cyclone within hours of making landfall on the northern Gulf Coast, according to CBS News.
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- First reported by CBS News: “Isaias makes landfall as Category 2 hurricane”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 9:15 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Category, Isaias.
- BBN covered this story before: What to Know About Isaias, the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Season (October 10).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHurricane Isaias came ashore on the northern Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWithin hours it had weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, according to CBS News.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo a hurricane that arrived loud and left as a drizzle with a title change.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat one gets a weather advisory for chaos, and not even a good one.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPeople on that coast still lost a night of sleep and had to watch the radar like a hawk.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWeakened, Hank. Not gone. Storms always come back.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTea's getting cold, Dale.
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The story so far
- Simon strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane near Mexico · AP News
- Isaias weakens, but rain and flooding still threaten the Southeast · CBS News
- At least 4 dead as weakened Isaias moves across the Southeast · CBS News
- 4 Killed as a Weakened Isaias Pushes Through the Southeast · The New York Times
- Four Dead After Isaias Crashes Into Gulf Coast · WSJ
- What to Know About Isaias, the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Season · The New York Times
- Isaias makes landfall as Category 2 hurricane (this story)
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