Tropical Storm Isaias expected to regain hurricane strength, make landfall in the Carolinas

Tracking the Tropics: August 3

FOX 35 Meteorologist Kristin Giannas tracks Tropical Storm Isaias.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to regain hurricane strength and make landfall in the Carolinas, the latest advisory says.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in their latest update that the storm is moving north at 13 mph along the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

It is expected to regain hurricane strength just before it reaches the coast of the Carolinas. They said Isaias will likely make landfall in the Carolinas and move across the U.S. mid-Atlantic region on Monday night and Tuesday. After making landfall, it will slowly weaken.

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ACTIVE WEATHER ADVISORIES:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for:

South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:

Altamaha Sound, Georgia to South Santee River, South Carolina
North of Surf City, North Carolina to the Mouth of the Merrimack River
Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
Chesapeake Bay
Tidal Potomac River
Delaware Bay
Long Island and Long Island Sound
Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Block Island

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for:

Mouth of the Merrimack River to Eastport, Maine

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for:

Cape Fear to Oregon Inlet, North Carolina

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for:

Edisto Beach, South Carolina to Cape Fear, North Carolina
Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, including the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers
Oregon Inlet, North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border

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Isaias brought heavy rain and flooding to Florida, even as a tropical storm. FOX 35 had team coverage in Brevard and Volusia Counties.

Tropical Storm Isaias brings rough surf and gusty winds to the Central Florida coast

The storm is regaining strength while moving away from Florida.

Central Florida residents breath sigh of relief as Isaias moves up the coast

The storm is regaining strength as it heads towards Georgia and the Carolinas.

A sigh of relief in Cocoa Beach as Isaias weakens

Residents in Cocoa Beach say they're relieved that Isaias didn't have the impact everyone thought it might. FOX 35's Stephanie Buffamonte has the update.

Businesses remain open amid Isias in Volusia County

In Volusia County, businesses were happy to be open during the storm after losing so much during the pandemic. FOX 35's David Bodden has the story.

Weather will mostly return to normal on Monday. Tropical storm breezes are leaving the region and the weather will be hot and muggy. Rain chances will be between 40 and 50 percent, with it higher along the coast as it is closer to Isaias' center of circulation.

STAY PREPARED: Get all you need to know about the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season with the FOX 35 Orlando Hurricane Guide

Isaias was the second hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, but it has since weakened into a tropical storm.

Isaias has already been destructive in the Caribbean. On Thursday, before it became a hurricane, it uprooted trees, destroyed crops and homes, and caused widespread flooding and small landslides in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. One man died in the Dominican Republic. In Puerto Rico, the National Guard rescued at least 35 people from floodwaters that swept away one woman, whose body was recovered Saturday.