The ninth tropical storm and second hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Isaias originated from a tropical wave off the coast of Africa that was first identified by the National Hurricane Centeron July 23, 2020. POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAIAS. The government of the Bahamas issued a hurricane warning for the northwestern Bahamas, the NHC said in a Where Isaias will hit and how intense it will be was still uncertain Thursday evening.
“Inland areas will see more rain.”The rain will likely have moved out by 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. in Central and South Jersey and by about 9 or 10 p.m. along the Interstate 78 and Interstate 80 corridors, Sullivan said.“It’s a quick-moving storm,” Sullivan said. Tropical Storm Isaias continues to move slowly at 9 mph.
The previous record was set on August 7, 2005, part of the busiest season to date.This continues the record-breaking pace of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Florida closed some state-supported Covid-19 testing sites on Thursday in anticipation of the storm.Drive-thru and walk-up testing sites were to close beginning at 5 p.m., the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) said in a statement Wednesday, "to keep individuals operating and attending the sites safe." How the storm interacts over the Hispaniola could impact the intensity of the storm.
The NHC's forecast for Friday does show the hurricane directly over Grand Bahama Island, which was devastated by Hurricane Dorian less than a year ago. National Weather Service
There were tropical storm warnings issued before the storm even formed. Located about 55 miles from Cape Canaveral, Isaías will continue to bring tropical storm gusts to coastal counties.
Isaias is expected to strengthen slightly and make landfall somewhere near the North Carolina-South Carolina Monday evening as a category 1 hurricane before weakening back to a tropical storm and tracking inland along the coast and into the mid-Atlantic region, according to Jim Sullivan, the chief meteorologist at New Jersey — especially southern parts of the state — could see some scattered thunderstorms, including downpours as early as this evening and through the start of the overnight, though the core of the Isaias will hammer New Jersey during the daylight hours of Tuesday, Sullivan said.
All rights reserved ( The watch starts Tuesday morning for the five northeast New Jersey counties (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union) and Monday night for the rest of the state.As of 11 a.m. the storm was 680 miles south-southwest of Atlantic City packing maximum winds of 70 mph and moving north at 13 mph.
Some forecast models show a weak storm hitting the southern coast of Florida, while others show a much stronger storm lashing the east side of the state and moving toward the Carolinas. Tropical Storm Isaias could drop as much as 6 inches of rain in parts of northwestern New Jersey between Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, and Tuesday. Isaias is forecast to move near South Florida on Saturday. The testing sites will remain closed until it's safe to reopen, though the FDEM anticipates all sites being opened by 8 a.m. August 5 at the latest.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Giménez told CNN on Thursday he would be concerned about keeping evacuees socially distanced if a major hurricane hit the state amid the ongoing pandemic. "A track mainly over water will let the storm get stronger. Isaias downgraded to tropical storm The storm had originally made landfall around 11:10 p.m. near Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph
"We should have a better idea of how strong Isaias will become near the US after reconnaissance aircraft sample the storm and after it passes Hispaniola later today," the NHC said Thursday afternoon.Rainfall will be the main concern over the next few days. Isaias' official track does not bring the storm over Florida, but within 75 miles on Saturday and Sunday as it moves northward over the Bahamas. "Look, if we have a major hurricane here, then we're going to have to evacuate a number of people and then we're going to have to ... try to keep them separated as much as possible," he said.