The highest that I recall seeing was the NHC report of 80mph with gusts to 105mph at Okracoke Island. Isabel passed just to the south of the island so it is reasonable to expect that the intensity was a minimal Cat II at landfall. Also, a dropsonde measurement near landfall recorded 83 knots at the surface (95mph) - but that would have been an instantaneous reading, not a one minute sustained wind.
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