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Tropical Storm Isaias strengthened while hugging the Florida coast and bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the east coast of the state.
AccuWeather expects what’s left of Isaias to bring heavy rain and strong wind to the Tri-State on Tuesday and a tropical storm watch has been issued for much of the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut viewing area. The watch area extends along the Jersey Shore to Long Island Sound.
At 8:00 p.m., Isaias had winds of 70 mph, just under hurricane strength, centered about 55 Miles East Southeast of Cape Canaveral, FL and about 385 Miles South of Myrtle Beach, SC. Isaias is moving toward the north-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A turn toward the north and north-northeast along with an increase in forward speed is anticipated on Monday and Tuesday.
On the forecast track, the center of Isaias will pass just to the east of the Florida east coast on Sunday night. The center of Isaias will move offshore of the coast of Georgia and southern South Carolina on Monday, move inland over eastern North Carolina Monday night.
Tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches have been extended northward into the Carolinas.
The primary threat from Isaias will be the rainfall forecast.
Isaias is expected to impact the Tri-State area with torrential rain on Tuesday. AccuWeather says much of the region could get 2 to 4 inches of rain with locally higher amounts. A flash flood watch has been issued for the region. Winds could also be a major factor with gusts reaching 50 mph.
Now looking like much of the Tri-State area will receive 2"-4" of rain from "Isaias", beginning late Monday night and continuing through Tuesday night. #abc7ny pic.twitter.com/GTcIjNeKxo
— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithABC7) August 2, 2020
