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Source: Corey Davis, NC CLIMATE OFFICE, 8/4/20
It was a stealthy storm
arriving overnight, but there was no mistaking the damage from Hurricane
Isaias. Before it ever made it here, it had already broken a record as the
ninth named storm to form in the Atlantic before the end of July. Once it
reached North Carolina, Isaias came onshore late on August 3 and swept across
the Coastal Plain under the cover of darkness.With a forward speed
of up to 28 mph, the storm made only a quick stay in North Carolina. However,
it was still an impactful event for the eastern part of the state, which was
battered by high
winds, heavy
rain, storm
surge and flooding, and other
hazards including isolated tornadoes. As it crossed the
Bahamas over the weekend, Isaias weakened to a tropical storm. But
over the warm, open ocean to our south, it gained strength in the hours leading
up to landfall, and it was a Category-1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds
of 86 mph when its eye came ashore along our southern coast last night. For more of this story, click here.
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