![]() ![]() The storm made landfall as a hurricane late Monday night with sustained winds of 85 mph, and was downgraded to a tropical storm as it worked its way up the coast, flooding low-lying areas of the Carolinas and Virginia. Tuesday, the National Weather Service Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center forecast flooding at 14 locations across the region. The hurricane center also said minor to moderate river flooding is likely across portions of the Mid-Atlantic, which Isaias plowed through earlier Tuesday.Īs of 6 p.m. Isaias is traveling at nearly 40 mph as it heads further inland.Ī tropical storm warning remains in effect for areas from Merrimack River, Mass., to Stonington, Maine.Īs of early Tuesday evening, Isaias has left more than 3 million people without power from North Carolina to Vermont, with 1.2 million of those in New Jersey. ET, the National Hurricane Center said the storm was about 45 miles south-southeast of Montreal, and clocking maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Isaias, now a post-tropical cyclone, is still bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall and the threat of tornadoes as it moves into southeastern Canada after passing through southern and central New England.Īs of 11 p.m. Hurricane Isaias was downgraded to a tropical storm Tuesday after making landfall overnight as a Category 1 hurricane in North Carolina. Mary McCants (left) and Amy Garrett walk near a damaged pier the morning after Hurricane Isaias came through late Monday night in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The sixth named tropical storm in an already busy hurricane season is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast heading into the weekend. ![]()
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