Post-Tropical Isaias Threatens Southeast With Flooding and Tornadoes After 105-mph Florida Landfall
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Updated · The Weather Channel · Oct 10
Post-Tropical Isaias Threatens Southeast With Flooding and Tornadoes After 105-mph Florida Landfall
3 articles · Updated · The Weather Channel · Oct 10
Summary
Flash flooding became Isaias' main remaining danger Saturday as the post-tropical system pushed inland, with the highest risk from eastern and northern Georgia into the western Carolinas and Virginia foothills.
Heavy rain was also forecast for the coastal Carolinas, parts of northern Florida and southern Georgia, then the Tennessee and Ohio valleys Saturday before reaching the mid-Atlantic — including New York City, Philadelphia and Washington — on Sunday.
60-to-70 mph gusts in the Smoky Mountains could still topple trees and trigger more outages through early Sunday, while severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes threatened Georgia, the eastern Florida Panhandle and the Carolinas.
Isaias struck near Destin, Florida, Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph sustained winds; more than 850,000 customers lost power, and gusts reached 116 mph in Santa Rosa Sound.