Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in the Carolinas as Category 1

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As of 11 p.m. Monday, Hurricane Isaias has made landfall along the Carolina coast as a Category 1.

The storm is maintaining max winds of 85 mph, moving north-northeast at 22 mph.


Southwest Florida will no longer see impacts from Isaias.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

Changes with the 11 p.m. advisory:

A Storm Surge Warning is now in effect from Ocracoke Inlet North
Carolina to Oregon Inlet North Carolina.

A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect north of Stonington Maine
to Eastport Maine.

The Tropical Storm Warning and Storm Surge Warning south of the
South Santee River has been discontinued.

The Tropical Storm Warning has been extended northward to the mouth of the Merrimack River, including Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Block Island.

The Tropical Storm Watch for the remainder of the Chesapeake Bay and the Tidal Potomac River north of Cobb Island has been changed to a Tropical Storm Warning.

The Tropical Storm Watch has been extended northward to Eastport, Maine.

The Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued south of Altamaha Sound.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for…
* Edisto Beach, South Carolina to Cape Fear, North Carolina, Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, including the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers, Oregon Inlet North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border.

A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for…
* Cape Fear to Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.

A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for…
* South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina.

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
* Altamaha Sound, Georgia to South Santee River, South Carolina, North of Surf City, North Carolina to the Mouth of the Merrimack River, Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, Delaware Bay, Long Island and Long Island Sound, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Block Island.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, generally within 36 hours.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for…
* Mouth of the Merrimack River to Eastport, Maine.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

ELSEWHERE IN THE TROPICS

A disorganized tropical wave north of the Leeward Islands has lowered its thunderstorm activity over the past few hours. However, environmental conditions will become more conducive for development over the next few days, and there’s a good chance it could become our next tropical depression. Later this week, regardless of development, it’s expected to stall several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. NHC currently gives this feature a 60% chance of development, and if it were to receive a name, the next name is Josephine.

Tropical Depression 10, which formed off the west coast of Africa on Friday, has dissipated.

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