Early on August 4, a large EF3 tornado obliterated a mobile home park south of Windsor, North Carolina, killing two and injuring 14. Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane late Monday before charging up the East Coast on Tuesday. Savannah's Talmadge Memorial Bridge was also scheduled to close at 2 p.m. that day, but remained open. There were over 3,100 trees knocked down by the storm in Queens, causing power outages and damage to homes.

“This is going to hurt a lot of people. [86] Mayagüez, one of the hardest-hit municipalities, saw damage exceeding $13 million. The utility companies said they had crews working throughout the storm and into the night to return power. Wicomico County in Maryland was under a tornado warning Tuesday morning when a suspected tornado touched down near Vienna in Mardela Springs, according to reports from WBOC in Salisbury. The sudden upgrade to hurricane status caused all of the Bahamas to go under hurricane warnings at 03:40 UTC. State offices are closed, and residents are urged to stay off the roads. A middle school in Dover had portions of its roof torn away, streets were flooded, and power outages were reported, with a state of emergency declared in the city. [91][92] An EF2 tornado caused major damage in Courtland, Virginia while EF0 and EF1 tornadoes hit Downtown Suffolk, Virginia. [47] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for 14 counties after the event occurred. The drought was particularly severe in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, with the governor of Puerto Rico declaring a state of emergency in late June and ordering rationing of water, subjecting residents in affected areas to 24-hour water shutoffs every other day. [27][28][29] Later that day, Isaias's low-pressure center split into two separate lows, with the newer low to the east absorbing the original low shortly afterward. [63][87] Due to the extensive damage, President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration request from Puerto Rico's governor Wanda Vázquez Garced. [94] The latter two tornadoes damaged or destroyed 110 structures in Suffolk with losses estimated at $2.2 million. [35] The government of the Bahamas lifted the COVID-19 lockdown instituted for controlling the virus before the storm so people could freely travel to safer places. July 30 2020", "Tropical Storm Isaias Triggers Flooding, Knocks Out Power to Tens of Thousands in Puerto Rico", "Hallan cuerpo de conductora que fue arrastrada por golpe de agua en Rincón", "Unas 700 viviendas afectadas por inundaciones dejadas por Isaías en Hato Mayor", Haiti: Hurricane Isaias (former tropical Storm Isaias) - Situation Report No. Public Utilities Commissioner Joe Fiordaliso cautioned there could be hundreds of thousands of power outages. The storm surge and wind damage actually matched what the hurricane center predicted, leaving dozens of boats piled up against the docks, and many decks facing out on the water were smashed.

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Isaias's extratropical remnants persisted for another day, before dissipating on August 6. [61] Widespread flooding was reported in Hato Mayor del Rey, a town of 70,000 inhabitants. [36] Initial damage assessments began on August 2, with reports indicating damage in the Berry Islands and Andros Island was generally minor. @NWS_MountHolly confirms a 29.2 mile long tornado hit the state on Tuesday as Isaias moved through [...] This is the longest track on record for the state dating back to 1950. [114] The Perkiomen Creek in Graterford, Pennsylvania crested at a record-high of 19.4 feet (5.9 m), with streets flooding in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. [54], Tropical storm watches were issued for the New England states as the storm began to move up the coast of Florida before being upgraded into warnings as the storm accelerated towards the region. [27][28][29] Later that day, Isaias's low-pressure center split into two separate lows, with the newer low to the east absorbing the original low shortly afterward. Yet another EF2 tornado touched down in George Island Landing, Maryland, around 7:20 am, destroying several chickenhouses. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Tropical Storm Isaias Leaves Path Of Destruction In New York And New Jersey. In New Jersey, a tornado was confirmed in Barnegat on Tuesday morning as Isaias spawned powerful thunderstorms while it swept over the … [86] Mayagüez, one of the hardest-hit municipalities, saw damage exceeding $13 million. #njwx @njnntv pic.twitter.com/fGc4B9l83T, — “NorEaster” Nick Pittman (@NorEasterNick) August 4, 2020. [75][76] An EF0 tornado was confirmed in Worcester Township, Pennsylvania, while an EF2 tornado traveled across Philadelphia and Bucks counties along a path from Northeast Philadelphia to Doylestown. Both men were clearing debris when lightning from a thunderstorm struck and killed them. [104] The storm caused heavy wind damage to homes, trees, and fences in a neighborhood in Bear, Delaware. Many of the citizens were still living in temporary structures due to damage caused by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. [26] Afterward, Isaias's extratropical remnant moved northwestward, before turning eastward on August 6. A Philadelphia police officer rushes to help a stranded motorist during Tropical Storm Isaias, on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, in Philadelphia. [105], Multiple tornado warnings were issued throughout Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, including one for a storm that moved directly through Hampton Roads, with 19 tornadoes across the region. [70] High winds overturned three tractor trailers along the U.S. Route 50 bridge over the Choptank River in Cambridge, Maryland. [2] Many people were without power for days after the storm in New York and Connecticut, leading to investigations into power and electricity companies. In Charles County, Maryland, emergency workers rescued a man and woman after floodwaters swept two cars off the road. The storm proceeded to accelerate up the East Coast of the United States as a strong tropical storm, before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone over Quebec on August 5.

[130] The storm left roughly 750,000 Connecticut residents without power, including 625,000 customers of Eversource Energy[131] and 123,000 customers of the United Illuminating Company. [21][22][23] The system lost tropical characteristics as it merged with a cold front to the west,[24] becoming extratropical at 03:00 UTC on August 5, over southern Quebec, east-southeast of Montreal,[25] with the NHC discontinuing advisories on the storm at 09:00 UTC.

[58], Most of the Caribbean islands were suffering from moderate to severe drought conditions from an unusually dry spring and early summer.

At one point, tropical storm watches and warnings extended over 1,000 miles from Florida to Maine.

About 12 hours after coming ashore, the storm was still sustaining near-hurricane-strength top winds of 70 mph late Tuesday morning, and its forward march accelerated to 35 mph.

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[40] The next day, Florida governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for the eastern coast of Florida ahead of Isaias. Lamont activates CT National Guard to assist in power restoration", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hurricane_Isaias&oldid=984859885, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 15:03. [94][95] In North Myrtle Beach alone, 483 properties suffered damage; losses exceeded $2.4 million in the city.

How do I vote in my state in the 2020 election? All coronavirus testing was halted and multiple counties postponed trash pickups.