Isaias has reached category 3 status, and two refineries are at some risk of flooding. For now, fuel prices in Gulf states may be impacted a few cents per gallon but we’ll have to await any potential damages to see if the impact increases.
Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida, Mississippi and Alabama.
Isaias has rapidly strengthened into the Atlantic season's first hurricane en route to landfall on the northern Gulf Coast by the weekend. Follow live updates: