Isaias live updates, Aug. 3: Storm makes landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

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Hurricane Isaias arrived in southeastern North Carolina Monday night as a Category 1 storm, having gained strength earlier in the evening. It made landfall at 11:10 p.m. at Ocean Isle Beach, not far from the North Carolina-South Carolina border.

Here’s the latest information:

Warnings in effect

The southeast corner of North Carolina is under a hurricane warning as of 11:15 p.m. Monday. The rest of Eastern North Carolina and parts of central North Carolina are under a tropical storm warning, according to the National Weather Service. New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties have hurricane warnings.

Tornado warnings are in effect on the coast, in Northwestern Camden and Pasquotank counties until 12:15 a.m., according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

A flash flood watch for the eastern part of the state is also in effect.

A storm surge warning is in effect from the Pamlico Sound to the Virginia border.

Timing of the storm

Tropical storm force winds arrived in the state as early as 8 p.m. Monday, the National Hurricane Center says.

Isaias started moving inland Monday night over Eastern North Carolina.

At 11:10 p.m., the storm made landfall with sustained winds of 85 mph.

At 8 p.m. Monday, Isaias was 60 miles east of Charleston, S.C., with sustained winds of 75 mph. Its tropical storm force winds were being felt 125 miles from the center. The storm was moving at 16 mph.

Lots of rain

A north-to-south strip of the state just west of the Interstate 95 corridor is expected to feel the worst of the rain, including isolated areas of 10 inches, the National Hurricane Center predicts.

All of the state has a risk of flash flooding overnight, with the highest risk along that corridor.

Two inches of rain are predicted along the coast and up to 4 inches in the mountains.

“Heavy rainfall from Isaias will result in flash and urban flooding, some of which may be significant in the eastern Carolinas,” hurricane center forecasters said. “Widespread minor to moderate river flooding is possible across portions of the Carolinas ... Additionally, quick-responding rivers in the southern Appalachians and Northeast will be susceptible to minor river flooding.”

Landfall

Hurricane Isaias made landfall at Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina around 11:10 p.m. Monday night.

Storm surge

Two to 4 feet of surge is expected from Cape Fear River, N.C., to the Virginia border, including Pamlico and Albemarle sounds, and Neuse and Pamlico rivers, officials said. A storm surge warning is now in effect from Oregon Inlet north to the Virginia border.

“The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline,” NHC officials said.

“Life-threatening storm surge is possible along the North Carolina coast from Cape Fear to Duck. ... Flash and urban flooding, some of which may be significant in the eastern Carolinas and the mid-Atlantic, is expected through midweek along and near the path of Isaias across the East Coast,” the center says.

Power Outages

As of 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, more than 132,000 people are without power, according to the N.C. Department of Public Safety.

This story was originally published August 3, 2020 at 5:39 AM.