Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast around midnight on Saturday, and Kentucky will feel the effects of the hurricane over the course of the weekend.
Isaias strengthened to a Category 3 Hurricane Friday morning as Florida, Georgia and Alabama prepare for landfall, according to the National Weather Service. Here is what to expect in the Commonwealth.
How — and when — will Hurricane Isaias impact Kentucky?
“Gradient winds” and the chance of rain are expected to steadily increase in Lexington Saturday mid-morning into the afternoon as the hurricane approaches Kentucky.
Southern Kentucky should expect winds maxing out at 30-35 mph, though winds of up to 40 mph may be possible. Northern Kentucky will see winds up to 30 mph…