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Windy weekend expected in Chattanooga thanks to Hurricane Isaias

National Weather Service / The predicted path of the Hurricane Isaias cone is shown as of the afternoon of Oct. 9, 2026. Landfall was expected around the Florida Panhandle and Alabama's Gulf coast.
National Weather Service / The predicted path of the Hurricane Isaias cone is shown as of the afternoon of Oct. 9, 2026. Landfall was expected around the Florida Panhandle and Alabama's Gulf coast. National Weather Service / The predicted path of the Hurricane Isaias cone is shown as of the afternoon of Oct. 9, 2026. Landfall was expected around the Florida Panhandle and Alabama's Gulf coast.

By Ellen Gerst, Ben Benton 6 min read

It’s looking like a windy weekend in the Chattanooga area.

As Hurricane Isaias closed in on the Gulf coast Friday into Saturday morning, East Tennessee braced for high winds and a fair amount of rain.

Those winds and rains seemed more certain Friday than they were earlier in the week, National Weather Service meteorologist Anthony Cavallucci said during an online briefing Friday afternoon.

(READ MORE: Hurricane Isaias to bring high winds, heavy rain to Chattanooga region Saturday)

The hurricane was upgraded to a Category 3 storm Friday morning.