https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/03/isaias-path-carolinas-northeast/
After veering away from making a direct hit in Florida, Tropical Storm Isaias is now on a collision course with the Carolinas and then with the rest of the Eastern Seaboard all the way to Maine through midweek.
The storm is predicted to crash ashore on Monday night at hurricane intensity between Charleston, S.C., and Wilmington, N.C., causing widespread power outages, coastal inundation of three to five feet in some areas, and heavy rains that could reach eight inches or more in some locations.
The storm will then sweep into the Mid-Atlantic region on Tuesday, likely as a tropical storm, with storm surge flooding a threat in the Norfolk and Hampton Roads area, and a windswept soaking of three to six inches of rain on tap for the Washington, D.C., metro region.
The storm will then race into the Northeast, unleashing heavy rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding from New York to Maine.
Hurricane and tropical storm alerts plaster the Eastern Seaboard.
A hurricane warning covers the zone from roughly Charleston, S.C., to Wilmington, N.C. Tropical storm watches and warnings surround that region, stretching from the northeast Florida coast to Maine, including Savannah, Norfolk, the Chesapeake Bay area, D.C., Philadelphia, coastal New Jersey, New York City, Boston, and Portland, Me.
Areas at particular risk of storm surge flooding include Charleston and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Wilmington, N.C., where the National Hurricane Center there is “danger of life-threatening” inundation along the coastline. A dangerous surge may also affect areas from the North Carolina Outer Banks to vulnerable areas in the Virginia Tidewater.
Peak wind gusts for coastal areas from central South Carolina to southern New England could reach 60 to 80 mph as Isaias makes its closest approach, with the highest values likely near the South Carolina-North Carolina border when the storm makes landfall. This is likely to cause downed trees and power outages, flying debris, and minor damage to some structures.
