HURRICANE ISABEL

From local Cleveland news at 5:45am: Shield cloud bands expected to arrive over NE Ohio about noon. Moderate to heavy rain expected early tomorrow.

Isabel is moving NW at approximately 15MPH with maximum sustained winds of 105MPH. The eye is approximately 150 miles S-SE of Cape Hatteras and is expected to hit Eastern North Carolina around midday. A storm surge of 7 to 12 feet is expected. Tropical force winds extend outward 300 miles from the center

Because of the storm, airlines are foregoing any penalties for changing flight plans at the last minute.