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Southport, Belville, Boiling Spring Lakes also declare states of emergency Monday ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias People were milling around downtown Southport on Monday afternoon. Other than an overcast sky, the only indication that a potential hurricane in Tropical Storm Isaias was set to arrive later in the day was the occasional boarded-up business. Those shops that were open benefited from the foot traffic. John Davidson, who works at the Silver Coast Winery Tasting Room…

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Tropical Storm Isaias has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and is tracking north at 15 mph. The storm is 325 miles south-southwest of Raleigh and expected to make landfall near Myrtle Beach around 9 p.m.

2 p.m. update: The National Hurricane Center forecasts the storm will make landfall in Eastern North Carolina Tropical Storm Isaias remains strong and stable as it churns up the East Coast Monday afternoon on its way to the Carolinas. As of 2 p.m., not much has changed with Isaias’ projected path or strength. The National Hurricane Center placed the storm 180 miles south-southwest of Myrtle Beach moving at a consistent 13 mph. The storm is…

Hurricane conditions expected in Southeastern North Carolina Monday night As of 8 a.m. Monday, Tropical Storm Isaias was located about 100 east-southeast of Jacksonville, Florida, and about 250 miles south-southwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The storm was moving at 13 mph and other rain bands were already moving into the Cape Fear region. Rain and thunderstorms were reported throughout Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties. Maximum sustained winds were at 70 mph, but some…

The shelters opened at noon in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaias, but capacity is very limited Brunswick County opened its two primary hurricane shelters Monday as Southeastern N.C. awaited the arrival of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaias. The shelters are at Cedar Grove Middle School, 750 Grove Trail SW in Supply, and Town Creek Middle School, 6370 Lake Park Drive SE in Winnabow. Because shelter capacity has been severely diminished due to social distancing…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter MYRTLE BEACH, SC (AP) — Isaias is forecast to return to hurricane strength early as it approaches the Carolinas, where residents are being warned to brace for flooding rains and storm surge. Isaias remained a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph on Monday morning, where the storm remained more than 200 miles south-southwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. – Advertisement – Conditions in Myrtle Beach were overcast but…

Hurricane conditions expected in Southeastern North Carolina Monday night As of 8 a.m. Monday, Tropical Storm Isaias was located about 100 east-southeast of Jacksonville, Florida, and about 250 miles south-southwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The storm was moving at 13 mph and other rain bands were already moving into the Cape Fear region. Rain and thunderstorms were reported throughout Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties. Maximum sustained winds were at 70 mph, but some…

BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — As Tropical Storm Isaias approaches the Cape Fear, Bald Head Island has declared a state of emergency and has issued a curfew. BHI officials say the curfew is from 5 p.m. Monday until 9 a.m. Tuesday. An exception will be made for those departing the island, the village wrote in a news release. Bald Head Island Transportation Inc. says the last ferry leaving the island ahead of Isaias will…

Hurricane conditions expected in Southeastern North Carolina Monday night As of 8 a.m. Monday, Tropical Storm Isaias was located about 100 east-southeast of Jacksonville, Florida, and about 250 miles south-southwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The storm was moving at 13 mph and other rain bands were already moving into the Cape Fear region. Rain and thunderstorms were reported throughout Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties. Maximum sustained winds were at 70 mph, but some…

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected strengthen into a hurricane before it makes landfall near Myrtle Beach overnight Monday and into Tuesday.

Shoppers inside Home Depot on Sunday afternoon say they are prepping, but not stressing ahead of Isaias (photo: Sydney Bouchelle/WWAY) CAPE FEAR REGION, NC (WWAY) — Isaias is on its way to the Carolina Coast and the Cape Fear is no stranger to severe weather. “We haven’t personally left for anything under a category three before,” Wilmington resident Benjamin Hutsell said. – Advertisement – Hutsell, a long-time Wilmington resident, says he isn’t too worried about…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (ABC News) — Tropical storm watches and warnings now stretch from Florida to parts of the southern New England coast as Tropical Storm Isaias hovers off the Florida coast. The storm is expected to make its way up the East Coast after bringing downpours and gusty winds to the Florida Peninsula Sunday night. Isaias could unleash six inches of rain on parts of eastern Florida, with a storm surge of 1-4 feet. In…

Counties are gearing up for the possibility of flooding Wilmington-area counties are coordinating emergency services to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Isaias. The National Weather Service is currently predicting high wind speeds and 4-6 inches of rain in the Wilmington region. “There will be some showers, maybe some thunderstorms on Monday,” said Steven Pfaff, morning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service. “The bulk of heavy rainfall isn’t until Monday night into Tuesday morning,…

Storm could bring heavy rains, tropical storm-force winds to central North Carolina Tropical Storm Isaias, which weakened slightly overnight, reached Florida’s east coast Sunday morning after battering parts of the Bahamas for nearly 36 hours. Winds with gusts up to 65 mph and several inches of rain are forecast to pound much of Florida’s east coast north of Palm Beach County for most of Sunday. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is expected…