# Isaias strengthens into the Atlantic season’s first hurricane

https://mins.news/en/item/90759

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-08 03:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4jQDkBI

> Isaias has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. The National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday that it was on course to strike the U.S.

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