Tropical Storm Isaias projected to regain hurricane strength, take aim Carolinas

Richard Tribou

Tropical Storm Isaias maintained 70 mph winds overnight as it moved along the Florida coast early Monday, and the storm may become a hurricane again by the time it impacts the Carolinas, the National Hurricane Center said.

In the 5 a.m. advisory, the NHC said Isaias was located about 115 miles east-southeast of Jacksonville and about 280 miles south-southwest of Myrtle Beach, S.C. The storm’s maximum sustained winds are still at 70 mph as it moves north at 9 mph along Florida’s coast.

A tropical storm warning has been discontinued south of the Volusia-Flagler county line, but now the NHC has issued a hurricane warning from South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina while a tropical storm warning remains in effect from Flagler County north of the South Santee River and then from Surf City up to Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

Tropical Storm Isaias cone of uncertainty as of 5 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2020.
Tropical Storm Isaias cone of uncertainty as of 5 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2020.


Tropical Storm Isaias cone of uncertainty as of 5 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2020.

“On the forecast track, the center of Isaias will pass well east of the Georgia coast through this morning,” forecasters said. “The center of Isaias will then approach the coast of northeastern South Carolina and southern North Carolina within the hurricane warning area later today. The center will then move inland over eastern North Carolina tonight and move along the coast of the mid-Atlantic states on Tuesday and into the northeastern United States by Tuesday night.”

The NHC said Isaias is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph sustained winds later today before making landfall.

Isaias’ tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles from its center, primarily to the east of the storm.

“Just a big old blob of breeze and rain,” FOX 35 meteorologist Jayme King said earlier Sunday. “The dry air kind of spelling the demise of this late last night and keeping the intensity in check.”


Florida Power & Light, which serves Florida’s coastal counties, reported it restored more than 25,000 customers’ power as of 5 a.m. Monday with around 1,300 still without service.








A truck drives through rising water in Baltimore's Fells Point neighborhood as Tropical Storm Isaias continues to pelt the region on Aug. 4.
A truck drives through rising water in Baltimore's Fells Point neighborhood as Tropical Storm Isaias continues to pelt the region on Aug. 4.
Dark clouds and heavy rain sweep over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, as Tropical Storm Isaias pushes toward the Mid-Atlantic coast.
Dark clouds and heavy rain sweep over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, as Tropical Storm Isaias pushes toward the Mid-Atlantic coast.
Sandbags line the stores of Historic Ellicott City Tuesday morning in anticipation of possible flooding from Tropical Storm Isaias.
Sandbags line the stores of Historic Ellicott City Tuesday morning in anticipation of possible flooding from Tropical Storm Isaias.
Heavy rain and flooding streets in Annapolis at City Dock in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias.
Heavy rain and flooding streets in Annapolis at City Dock in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias.
Heavy rain falls in Annapolis at City Dock in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias.
Heavy rain falls in Annapolis at City Dock in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias.
Debris covers the sidewalk in Southport, N.C. as hurricane Isaias moved through North Carolina early Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (WECT-TV via AP)
Debris covers the sidewalk in Southport, N.C. as hurricane Isaias moved through North Carolina early Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (WECT-TV via AP)
A car is driven along water-covered Sea Mountain Highway in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., as Isaias neared the Carolinas on Monday night, Aug. 3, 2020. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
A car is driven along water-covered Sea Mountain Highway in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., as Isaias neared the Carolinas on Monday night, Aug. 3, 2020. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
People walk on the flooded Sea Mountain Highway in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., as Isaias neared the Carolinas on Monday night, Aug. 3, 2020. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
People walk on the flooded Sea Mountain Highway in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., as Isaias neared the Carolinas on Monday night, Aug. 3, 2020. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
A bell tower toppled outside of Southport Baptist Church in Southport, N.C. as hurricane Isaias moved through North Carolina on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (WECT-TV via AP)
A bell tower toppled outside of Southport Baptist Church in Southport, N.C. as hurricane Isaias moved through North Carolina on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (WECT-TV via AP)
In this photo provided by the Horry County Frie Rescue, multiple structure fires burn Aug. 4. 2020, in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Hurricane Isaias sparked five home fires in town, Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith told WECT-TV. (Horry County Fire Rescue via AP)
In this photo provided by the Horry County Frie Rescue, multiple structure fires burn Aug. 4. 2020, in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Hurricane Isaias sparked five home fires in town, Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith told WECT-TV. (Horry County Fire Rescue via AP)
Friends play in the surf in Garden City, S.C., Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2020., as Isaias neared the Carolinas. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
Friends play in the surf in Garden City, S.C., Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2020., as Isaias neared the Carolinas. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
People walk on the beach in Garden City, S.C., as Isaias approached the Carolinas on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
People walk on the beach in Garden City, S.C., as Isaias approached the Carolinas on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
Terry Crabtree termina de colocar tablas de madera para proteger la entrada al Downeast Marine, en Otway, Carolina del Norte, ante la cercanía del huracán Isaías, el 3 de agosto de 2020. (Julia Wall/The News & Observer via AP)
Terry Crabtree termina de colocar tablas de madera para proteger la entrada al Downeast Marine, en Otway, Carolina del Norte, ante la cercanía del huracán Isaías, el 3 de agosto de 2020. (Julia Wall/The News & Observer via AP)
People walk at the Garden City (S.C.) Pier on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, as Isaias neared the Carolinas. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
People walk at the Garden City (S.C.) Pier on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, as Isaias neared the Carolinas. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
A pair of surfers paddle out as incoming waves break at the end of the Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier on Monday morning, Aug. 3, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla., in waves generated by Isaias. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP]
A pair of surfers paddle out as incoming waves break at the end of the Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier on Monday morning, Aug. 3, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla., in waves generated by Isaias. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP]
No swimming flags fly over a lifeguard stand in downtown Myrtle Beach, S.., on Monday, August 3, 2020. Tropical Storm Isaias is moving up the east coast and is expected to make landfall near Myrtle Beach on Monday night.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
No swimming flags fly over a lifeguard stand in downtown Myrtle Beach, S.., on Monday, August 3, 2020. Tropical Storm Isaias is moving up the east coast and is expected to make landfall near Myrtle Beach on Monday night.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)
Families head for shelter as storm clouds approach over Buckroe Beach Monday afternoon August 3, 2020. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expect Tropical Storm Isaias to strengthen into a hurricane over the next day and make landfall Monday night into Tuesday in North Carolina.
Families head for shelter as storm clouds approach over Buckroe Beach Monday afternoon August 3, 2020. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expect Tropical Storm Isaias to strengthen into a hurricane over the next day and make landfall Monday night into Tuesday in North Carolina.
A beachgoer fishes as waves churned up by Tropical Storm Isaias crash at Dania Beach as the coronavirus pandemic continues on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Hollywood, Fla.
A beachgoer fishes as waves churned up by Tropical Storm Isaias crash at Dania Beach as the coronavirus pandemic continues on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Hollywood, Fla.
Waves driven by Tropical Storm Isaias crash over the jetty on the north side of the Palm Beach Inlet in Palm Beach Shores on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020.
Waves driven by Tropical Storm Isaias crash over the jetty on the north side of the Palm Beach Inlet in Palm Beach Shores on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020.
Waves are driven by Tropical Storm Isaias wash over a sea turtle nest before dawn on Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
Waves are driven by Tropical Storm Isaias wash over a sea turtle nest before dawn on Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
Waves are driven by Tropical Storm Isaias crash over the jetty on the north side of the Palm Beach Inlet in Palm Beach Shores Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
Waves are driven by Tropical Storm Isaias crash over the jetty on the north side of the Palm Beach Inlet in Palm Beach Shores Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
Tropical Storm Isaias of Florida as of 5 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2020.
Tropical Storm Isaias of Florida as of 5 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2020.
Beachgoers in Delray Beach aren't deterred as Tropical Storm Isaias brushes the South Florida coastline.
Beachgoers in Delray Beach aren't deterred as Tropical Storm Isaias brushes the South Florida coastline.
Surfers in Delray Beach take advantage of the waves as Tropical Storm Isaias slowly churns up the coast of Florida on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Surfers in Delray Beach take advantage of the waves as Tropical Storm Isaias slowly churns up the coast of Florida on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Tropical Storm Isaias off Florida as of 11 a.m. Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Tropical Storm Isaias off Florida as of 11 a.m. Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Beachgoers in Delray Beach aren't deterred as Tropical Storm Isaias brushes the South Florida coastline.
Beachgoers in Delray Beach aren't deterred as Tropical Storm Isaias brushes the South Florida coastline.
An American flag flies from the shipwreck of the Breconshire, as waves churned up by Tropical Storm Isaias crash around it, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla. Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Saturday afternoon, but was still expected to bring heavy rain and flooding as it barrels toward Florida. The Breconshire was a cargo ship that ran aground in 1894. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Police and lifeguards inform people that the beach and boardwalk are closed in Lantana as Tropical Storm Isaias crawls up the Florida coast on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Police and lifeguards inform people that the beach and boardwalk are closed in Lantana as Tropical Storm Isaias crawls up the Florida coast on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Tropical Storm Isaias cone of uncertainty as of 11 a.m. Sunday, August. 2, 2020.
Tropical Storm Isaias cone of uncertainty as of 11 a.m. Sunday, August. 2, 2020.
Beachgoers in Delray Beach aren't deterred as Tropical Storm Isaias brushes the South Florida coastline.
Beachgoers in Delray Beach aren't deterred as Tropical Storm Isaias brushes the South Florida coastline.
Police and lifeguards inform people that the beach and boardwalk are closed in Lantana as Tropical Storm Isaias crawls up the Florida coast on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Police and lifeguards inform people that the beach and boardwalk are closed in Lantana as Tropical Storm Isaias crawls up the Florida coast on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Beachgoers in Delray Beach aren't deterred as Tropical Storm Isaias brushes the South Florida coastline.
Beachgoers in Delray Beach aren't deterred as Tropical Storm Isaias brushes the South Florida coastline.
Kent Ahern and his dog Blanco watch waves churned up by Tropical Storm Isaias near Jaycee Beach Park, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla. Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Saturday afternoon, but was still expected to bring heavy rain and flooding as it barrels toward Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Kent Ahern and his dog Blanco watch waves churned up by Tropical Storm Isaias near Jaycee Beach Park, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla. Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Saturday afternoon, but was still expected to bring heavy rain and flooding as it barrels toward Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Police and lifeguards inform people that the beach and boardwalk are closed in Lantana as Tropical Storm Isaias crawls up the Florida coast on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Police and lifeguards inform people that the beach and boardwalk are closed in Lantana as Tropical Storm Isaias crawls up the Florida coast on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Beach goers watch waves churned up by Tropical Storm Isaias near Jaycee Beach Park, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla. Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Saturday afternoon, but was still expected to bring heavy rain and flooding as it barrels toward Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Beach goers watch waves churned up by Tropical Storm Isaias near Jaycee Beach Park, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla. Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Saturday afternoon, but was still expected to bring heavy rain and flooding as it barrels toward Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Tropical Storm Isaias trajectory as of Sunday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center, puts it in Maryland Tuesday. - Original Credit:
Tropical Storm Isaias trajectory as of Sunday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center, puts it in Maryland Tuesday. - Original Credit:
Bonnie Gruner's employees help board up the building she manages at 303 Gardenia St. in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday August 1, 2020. Gruner says, "The building is from the 1920's, we are prepared with color coded shutters--we've been doing this a long time."
Bonnie Gruner's employees help board up the building she manages at 303 Gardenia St. in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday August 1, 2020. Gruner says, "The building is from the 1920's, we are prepared with color coded shutters--we've been doing this a long time."
Bonnie Gruner's employees help board up the building she manages at 303 Gardenia St. in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday August 1, 2020.
Bonnie Gruner's employees help board up the building she manages at 303 Gardenia St. in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday August 1, 2020.
Bonnie Gruner boards up the building she manages at 303 Gardenia St. in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday August 1, 2020. Gruner says, "The building is from the 1920's, we are prepared with color coded shutters--we've been doing this a long time."
Bonnie Gruner boards up the building she manages at 303 Gardenia St. in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday August 1, 2020. Gruner says, "The building is from the 1920's, we are prepared with color coded shutters--we've been doing this a long time."
Bonnie Gruner boards up the building she manages at 303 Gardenia St. in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday August 1, 2020. Gruner says, "The building is from the 1920's, we are prepared with color coded shutters--we've been doing this a long time."
Bonnie Gruner boards up the building she manages at 303 Gardenia St. in downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday August 1, 2020. Gruner says, "The building is from the 1920's, we are prepared with color coded shutters--we've been doing this a long time."
This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at 9:40 a.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Isaias over the Bahamas. Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials said they were closing beaches, parks and coronavirus testing sites. (NOAA via AP)
A man carries drinking water for a customer at a water depot store before the arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
A man carries drinking water for a customer at a water depot store before the arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
A resident walks with containers filled with gasoline at Cooper's gas station before the arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020.
A resident walks with containers filled with gasoline at Cooper's gas station before the arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020.
Wendell Smith unfolds his storm shutters over a window on his Arden Forest home in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
Wendell Smith unfolds his storm shutters over a window on his Arden Forest home in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
Residents cover a window with plywood in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in the Heritage neighborhood of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020.
Residents cover a window with plywood in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in the Heritage neighborhood of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020.
Residents wait in line to fill their containers with gasoline before the arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020.
Residents wait in line to fill their containers with gasoline before the arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020.
View of a destroyed house after the overflow of the Magua river due to heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
View of a destroyed house after the overflow of the Magua river due to heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Soldiers carry out cleaning work on destroyed houses after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Soldiers carry out cleaning work on destroyed houses after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
A moto-taxi driver moves through a street flooded by rain brought by the outer bands of Hurricane Isaias, in the Tabarre district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, early Friday, July 31, 2020. Isaias kept on a path early Friday toward the U.S. East Coast as it approached the Bahamas.
A moto-taxi driver moves through a street flooded by rain brought by the outer bands of Hurricane Isaias, in the Tabarre district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, early Friday, July 31, 2020. Isaias kept on a path early Friday toward the U.S. East Coast as it approached the Bahamas.
A man guides a tow truck under a downed power line pole after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A man guides a tow truck under a downed power line pole after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
Locals try to rescue their belonging after the overflow of the Magua river caused by heavy rains caused during Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Locals try to rescue their belonging after the overflow of the Magua river caused by heavy rains caused during Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Locals try to rescue their belonging after the overflow of the Magua river caused by heavy rains caused during Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Locals try to rescue their belonging after the overflow of the Magua river caused by heavy rains caused during Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Locals try to rescue their belonging after the overflow of the Magua river caused by heavy rains caused during Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Locals try to rescue their belonging after the overflow of the Magua river caused by heavy rains caused during Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Soldiers carry out cleaning work on destroyed houses after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Soldiers carry out cleaning work on destroyed houses after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Locals try to rescue their belonging after the overflow of the Magua river caused by heavy rains caused during Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Locals try to rescue their belonging after the overflow of the Magua river caused by heavy rains caused during Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Soldiers carry out cleaning work in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
Soldiers carry out cleaning work in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
Locals stand next to their destroyed house after the overflow of the Magua river due to heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Locals stand next to their destroyed house after the overflow of the Magua river due to heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Residents of the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clean their houses after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
Residents of the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clean their houses after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
A resident stands next to his belongings in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
A resident stands next to his belongings in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
A girl look at damaged caused by the overflow of the Magua river due to heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
A girl look at damaged caused by the overflow of the Magua river due to heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
A local stands next to his destroyed house after the overflow of the Magua river due to heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
A local stands next to his destroyed house after the overflow of the Magua river due to heavy rains caused by Isaias storm in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 31, 2020.
Residents remain next to their belongings, put out while cleaning their homes in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
Residents remain next to their belongings, put out while cleaning their homes in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
A girl stands next to her family's belongings in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
A girl stands next to her family's belongings in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
Residents stand next to their belongings, put out while cleaning their homes in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
Residents stand next to their belongings, put out while cleaning their homes in the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
Residents of the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clean their houses after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
Residents of the city of Hato Mayor, northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clean their houses after the overflow of the Magua river due heavy rains caused by Isaias storm on July 31, 2020.
A man and a child look at the open flood gates of the Carraizo dam after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Isaias overflowed the reservoir in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A man and a child look at the open flood gates of the Carraizo dam after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Isaias overflowed the reservoir in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A man looks on from the front of his house after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A man looks on from the front of his house after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A worker cuts a bamboo with a machete after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A worker cuts a bamboo with a machete after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A woman sweeps mud from a sidewalk after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A woman sweeps mud from a sidewalk after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
Workers guide a digger to remove a bamboo tree downed after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
Workers guide a digger to remove a bamboo tree downed after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A construction digger removes mud from a road after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A construction digger removes mud from a road after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
Bamboo lies over a street sign after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
Bamboo lies over a street sign after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A woman stands on her porch after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A woman stands on her porch after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A man picks up a kitten that was drowned with a dustpan after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A man picks up a kitten that was drowned with a dustpan after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A man sweeps mud from a street after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
A man sweeps mud from a street after Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
The flood gates of the Carraizo dam are seen open after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Isaias overflowed the reservoir in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
The flood gates of the Carraizo dam are seen open after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Isaias overflowed the reservoir in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico on July 30, 2020.
In this image made from video, cars drive through high water on a road in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Thursday, July 30, 2020. Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power and caused flooding and small landslides across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Thursday as forecasters predicted it would strengthen into a hurricane while moving toward the Bahamas and U.S. East Coast.
In this image made from video, people look at level of Canovanas river following heavy rain caused by the storm in Alto Trujillo, Puerto Rico, Thursday, July 30, 2020. Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power and caused flooding and small landslides across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Thursday as forecasters predicted it would strengthen into a hurricane while moving toward the Bahamas and U.S. East Coast.
In this image made from video, a large tree toppled by tropical storm winds is seen in Alto Trujillo, Puerto Rico, Thursday, July 30, 2020. Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power and caused flooding and small landslides across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Thursday as forecasters predicted it would strengthen into a hurricane while moving toward the Bahamas and U.S. East Coast.
Hurricane Isaias cone of uncertainty as of 5 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2020.
Hurricane Isaias cone of uncertainty as of 5 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Men fish at the Santo Domingo promenade, in Dominican Republic on July 29, 2020. - Dominican Republic's Emergency Operation Center (COE) increased the alert level from yellow to red for four provinces and Santo Domingo, ahead of the possible passage through the country of tropical storm Isaias.
Men fish at the Santo Domingo promenade, in Dominican Republic on July 29, 2020. - Dominican Republic's Emergency Operation Center (COE) increased the alert level from yellow to red for four provinces and Santo Domingo, ahead of the possible passage through the country of tropical storm Isaias.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
A woman walks under pouring rain caused by Storm Isaias in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
A woman walks under pouring rain caused by Storm Isaias in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
A mango vendor walks with his cart under pouring rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
A mango vendor walks with his cart under pouring rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
View of the Osama River under heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
View of the Osama River under heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
A man rides a motorcycle under pouring rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
A man rides a motorcycle under pouring rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
Fire and rescue members cut the branches of a tree that fell under the heavy rain caused by the Isaias Storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 30, 2020.
A National Guard member begins to break down the COVID-19 testing site at Hard Rock Stadium, Thursday, July 30, 2020. All state-run coronavirus testing sites across Florida are closing ahead of what’s expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias.
A National Guard member begins to break down the COVID-19 testing site at Hard Rock Stadium, Thursday, July 30, 2020. All state-run coronavirus testing sites across Florida are closing ahead of what’s expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias.
Workers begin to break down the COVID-19 testing site at Hard Rock Stadium, Thursday, July 30, 2020. All state-run coronavirus testing sites across Florida are closing ahead of what’s expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias.
Workers begin to break down the COVID-19 testing site at Hard Rock Stadium, Thursday, July 30, 2020. All state-run coronavirus testing sites across Florida are closing ahead of what’s expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias.
Zak Tranese, left, and Victor Campos help each other fill sandbags at 309 S. West Crown Point Road in Winter Garden on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The sandbags are in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaias which may hit Florida this weekend. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Zak Tranese, left, and Victor Campos help each other fill sandbags at 309 S. West Crown Point Road in Winter Garden on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The sandbags are in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaias which may hit Florida this weekend. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Zak Tranese fills sandbags at 309 S. West Crown Point Road in Winter Garden on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The sandbags are in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaias which may hit Florida this weekend. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Zak Tranese fills sandbags at 309 S. West Crown Point Road in Winter Garden on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The sandbags are in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaias which may hit Florida this weekend. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
People look at the sea during Isaias storm in Santo Domingo, on July 30, 2020.
People look at the sea during Isaias storm in Santo Domingo, on July 30, 2020.
Home Depot aisles are stocked with hurricane supplies as Hurricane Isaias approaches South Florida. Isaias is forecasted to stay east of the coast but it will bring winds and possible coasting flooding.
Home Depot aisles are stocked with hurricane supplies as Hurricane Isaias approaches South Florida. Isaias is forecasted to stay east of the coast but it will bring winds and possible coasting flooding.
Home Depot aisles are stocked with hurricane supplies as Hurricane Isaias approaches South Florida. Isaias is forecasted to stay east of the coast but it will bring winds and possible coasting flooding.
Home Depot aisles are stocked with hurricane supplies as Hurricane Isaias approaches South Florida. Isaias is forecasted to stay east of the coast but it will bring winds and possible coasting flooding.
Home Depot aisles are stocked with hurricane supplies as Hurricane Isaias approaches South Florida. Isaias is forecasted to stay east of the coast but it will bring winds and possible coasting flooding.
Home Depot aisles are stocked with hurricane supplies as Hurricane Isaias approaches South Florida. Isaias is forecasted to stay east of the coast but it will bring winds and possible coasting flooding.
A resident walks with containers filled with gasoline at Cooper's gas station before the arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
A resident walks with containers filled with gasoline at Cooper's gas station before the arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
Drivers fuel up at BJ's in Boynton Beach, Fla., as they prepare for Hurricane Isaias on Friday, July 31, 2020. Isaias is forecasted to stay east of the coast but it will bring winds and possible coasting flooding. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Drivers fuel up at BJ's in Boynton Beach, Fla., as they prepare for Hurricane Isaias on Friday, July 31, 2020. Isaias is forecasted to stay east of the coast but it will bring winds and possible coasting flooding. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
A rainbow is seen on the horizon as people enjoy the waves from a high surf, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on track for the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A rainbow is seen on the horizon as people enjoy the waves from a high surf, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on track for the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A worker removes a cabana from the beach in preparation for Hurricane Isaias, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on track for the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A worker removes a cabana from the beach in preparation for Hurricane Isaias, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on track for the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A red flag flies from a lifeguard station indicating high surf, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on track for the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A red flag flies from a lifeguard station indicating high surf, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on track for the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The storm dumped rain, knocked out power and snapped trees as it lashed the Bahamas on Saturday, growing to as much as 85 mph sustained winds with stronger gusts, but lost steam dropping to tropical storm strength of 70 mph by 5 p.m. It reduced even more by 5 a.m. Sunday as it made its way toward South Florida.










Isaias has already been destructive in the Caribbean: On Thursday, before it became a hurricane, it uprooted trees, destroyed crops and homes and caused widespread flooding and small landslides in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. One man died in the Dominican Republic. In Puerto Rico, the National Guard rescued at least 35 people from floodwaters that swept away one woman, whose body was recovered Saturday.

The NHC was also tracking a tropical wave in the Atlantic a few hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands. Forecasters give that storm a 40% chance of forming into a tropical depression or storm in the next two days, with better odds of 60% over the next five days.

The 2020 hurricane season already has seen seven tropical storms: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, plus Hurricane Hanna, which hit Texas last weekend, and now Isaias. The next named storms would be Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred.


Orlando Sentinel staff reporters Joe Mario Pedersen, Paola Pérez and Matthew J. Palm and The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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