Isaias strengthens along Florida's coast as tropical storm threatens Carolinas

[brooklynite]

Source: Axios

Tropical Storm Isaias brought heavy rain and strong winds as it brushed past Florida on its way up the east coast toward the Carolinas on Sunday, per the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The latest: Isaias was 55 miles east of Cape Canaveral with winds increasing to 70 mph, the NHC said in an 8 p.m. update. Storm surge warnings were in effect for North and South Carolina. A tropical storm watch was in effect for the mid-Atlantic coast.

Two to four inches of rain fell from Miami to Palm Beach and "a few hundred customers" lost power as Isaias skirted Florida's east coast Sunday, per the Miami Herald, which notes little damage had been reported by Sunday evening.




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[lordsummerisle]

1. I just watched the 11 pm update on TWC

the meteorologist seemed to be rooting for the storm to strengthen. He emphasized all the reasons how it could strengthen and minimized how it could stay the same or even weaken although there's no sign it will do either at this time. If it had become a hurricane I'm sure he would have done a backflip. I guess it's all about eyeballs.

Those of us in the path must be vigilant but cautiously optimistic that this will not be a major event and if it is we'll be ready for it...

[Baclava]

3. They hype every storm nowadays, disaster porn is their business, weather hysteria is sexy

It pays their celebrity salaries while half the night the station goes dark to run scary reality show weather tee vee shows instead of actual weather reporting, lol

[Baclava]

2. Hurricane watch for Carolinas, Tropical storm watch for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

Out over open water, pretty much away from FL, moving NNW slowly, more strengthening expected