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The latest information on the projected path of Tropical Storm Isaias As of 5 p.m., Isaias has weakened to a tropical storm, although it is expected to re-strengthen to a hurricane overnight while it approaches the southeast coast of Florida. According to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update, the storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, was moving northwest at 10 mph. A general northwestward motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected…

The latest information on the projected path of Tropical Storm Isaias As of 5 p.m., Isaias has weakened to a tropical storm, although it is expected to re-strengthen to a hurricane overnight while it approaches the southeast coast of Florida. According to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update, the storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, was moving northwest at 10 mph. A general northwestward motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Pender County (Photo: Pender County) PENDER COUNTY – Pender County Emergency Management is monitoring Hurricane Isaias as it moves in the Atlantic Ocean. The Pender County Office of Emergency Management (EOC) urges residents to use this weekend to prepare. – Advertisement – The EOC, while not fully activated, has staged equipment and personnel for a hurricane. Now is the time for residents to prepare using a checklist of supplies…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Bald Head Island BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — In response to the predicted weather effects associated with Hurricane Isaias, the Village of Bald Head Island has declared as State of Emergency. This comes one day after Governor Roy Cooper issued a statewide State of Emergency. – Advertisement – The Village has also prohibited visitors on daytrips for recreational purposes from coming to the island, effective immediately. In a…

The latest information on the projected path of Hurricane Isaias As of 11 a.m. Saturday, Hurricane Isaias was making landfall on the Northern Andros Island and is expected to approach the southeast coast of Florida later in the day. The storm is still moving northwest near 12 mph. A general northwestward motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected for the next day, followed by a north-northwestward motion motion by late Sunday, according to…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter The New Hanover County Government Center (Photo: Matt Bennett/WWAY) NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) – New Hanover County health officials were notified of five deaths of county residents from COVID-19 this week, while county officials also prepare for potential impacts of Hurricane Isaias. Health officials continue to monitor 10 outbreaks and clusters of COVID-19 in congregate living and child care settings in New Hanover County, down from 13 last…

North Carolina readies emergency shelters and residents begin to evacuate as Hurricane Isaias churns toward Florida’s east coast this weekend The Category 1 hurricane, with current winds up to 80 mph, blew over the Bahamas Saturday morning, downing trees and tearing off roofing. On Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper issued a State of Emergency for North Carolina as millions of costal residents up and down the Southeast prepare. As Isaias approaches the U.S. mainland, here’s what…

The latest information on the projected path of Hurricane Isaias

Sherry Jones Saturday Aug 1, 2020 at 8:02 AM The latest information on the projected path of Hurricane Isaias As of 8 a.m. Saturday, Hurricane Isaias was churning in the Caribbean and bringing heavy rain and winds to the Bahamas. The storm was moving northwest at about 12 mph, but some decrease in forward speed is expected, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. A turn toward the north-northwest is expected by late Sunday. Isaias will likely…

An often-invisible killer could be lurking — and it’s not sharks WILMINGTON — To the untrained eye, rip currents basically are invisible. Even worse, the narrow channels of fast-moving water often look like a calm area in an otherwise rough surf and are difficult to spot at eye level. In contrast to the breaking waves and white surf on either side, rip currents can look flat. As waves break on sandbars, rip currents form when…

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Officials across the Cape Fear are keeping a close eye of Hurricane Isaias. In New Hanover County, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has already been busy preparing for what could be ahead. Assistant Director of Emergency Management Anna McRay emphasized we still have time to get ready. In case evacuations are necessary, the EOC says plan to stay elsewhere. McRay told WWAY both the CDC And FEMA require them…

The storm, with sustained winds of 75 mph, is expected to hug the East Coast after it reaches Florida Millions of coastal residents from Florida through Virginia were keeping a wary eye on the tropics heading into the weekend as Hurricane Isaias continued its slow trek toward the U.S. East Coast. The Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 75 mph, was moving northwest at 16 mph late Friday as it approached Florida after battering…

Friday Jul 31, 2020 at 2:30 PM It’s the storm on the minds of everyone along the East Coast. Having strengthened over the Atlantic since its early days as a tropical storm, Hurricane Isaias has the attention of those who know the havoc hurricanes can wreak. But while you may know what it is — and may be tracking its path as it skirts toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas — you may not know how to pronounce Hurricane Isaias….