Hurricane Isaias takes aim at U.S. Gulf Coast
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The state's Division of Emergency Management has already submitted a request for a pre-landfall emergency declaration from President Donald Trump.
By Andrew Hay Oct 9 (Reuters) - Residents of coastal towns in Florida and Alabama boarded windows and filled sandbags on Friday as Hurricane Isaias bore down on the US Gulf Coast, bringing with it life-threatening storm surge and 115 mph (185 kph) winds.
Hurricane Isaias is forecast to miss the oil industry's biggest hubs along the Gulf Coast but could still nudge fuel prices higher if it triggers power outages that shut down refineries for processing crude,
Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the Gulf and is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a hurricane by Thursday.
Brent crude prices climbed back above $101 on Wednesday as attacked near the Strait of Hormuz increased and a looming storm threatened the Gulf coast region.
Direct impacts to the United States from the storm are still several days away. But forecasters want Gulf Coast residents to pay attention now.