Bryan Norcross tracks Isaias toward the Gulf for FOX 29 Philadelphia

FOX Weather's veteran hurricane specialist explained a strengthening storm and the evacuations ahead of landfall, and Philadelphia's local station drew a national-sized audience for it.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 152,550 views a day, 56 times a normal first day on this channel (2,706).

Hurricane Isaias latest: Storm intensifies as it barrels towards gulf coast

A FOX 29 Philadelphia segment usually ends its first day with a few thousand views. This one, with Bryan Norcross on Hurricane Isaias, passed 100,000 in its first twelve hours.

The video, "Hurricane Isaias latest: Storm intensifies as it barrels towards gulf coast", is a live hit on FOX Local Philadelphia Live. FOX Weather's hurricane specialist walks through a storm gaining strength and the evacuation orders going out along the Gulf Coast before landfall. Few voices in American weather carry more weight on this subject. In 1992 Norcross stayed on the air in Miami through the night as Hurricane Andrew came ashore, talking South Florida through it, and he has spent the decades since explaining storms to the people in their path.

By the next day Isaias had become a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds. FOX 29's follow-up brought it closer to home: landfall stays in the South, but leftover moisture is expected to reach the Delaware Valley on Sunday, with heavy rain and gusts near 40 mph. That local report is off to a far quieter start than the Norcross segment.

The comment section is small, and much of it is not about the forecast. Several viewers remark on how Norcross moves around in his chair while he talks, and one explains what the name Isaias means.

The rest of the station's day stayed in Philadelphia, including a surprise two-hour send-off party for Eagles fans boarding a flight to London for the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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The numbers

A local station's weather segment rarely travels this far, and this one did it in half a day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,706

this video

152,550

subscribers

429,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

274,934,503

views per day

394,558

typical day: 339,275

the video

views

102,283

likes

308

comments

18

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

NBC Chicago

454,000

FOX 29 Philadelphia

429,000

CBS Philadelphia

425,000

NBCLA

423,000

WCCO - CBS Minnesota

421,000

FOX 13 Seattle

402,000

As of October 9, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.