Isaias made landfall as a hurricane last night in southern North Carolina. As of 3 a.m. August 4, 2020, Isaias weakens to a tropical storm over eastern North Carolina.
Isaias made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane around 11:10 p.m. Monday near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, as an 85-mph storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters said a weather station at Oak Island, North Carolina, reported sustained winds of Category 1 hurricane strength at 76 mph, with a gust to 87 mph. Reports from the coastline included impacts from heavy rain, high winds and big surf.
Isaias is forecast to continue up the East Coast into the mid-Atlantic states Tuesday and the northeastern states Tuesday night.
