Isaias blasts Mid-Atlantic with drenching rain and high winds after slamming ashore in Carolinas
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That makes it the third-highest water level on record there, behind Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016.Social media images showed Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach covered in ocean water.Water was also seen flooding the area near and inside Family Kingdom Amusement Park to the south:When Isaias made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., around 11:10 p.m. Monday night, it became the second hurricane to make landfall in what has been a record-setting Atlantic season.Downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday, it rapidly gained strength during the day Monday as it approached the South Carolina-North Carolina coast, with peak winds increasing from 70 to 85 mph.It joins Hanna, which came ashore in Padre Island, Tex., on July 25 as the second landfalling hurricane in the United States this year.Here’s a radar view of Isaias coming ashore:Here’s a satellite view:In addition to being the second landfalling hurricane, Isaias became the fifth named storm to make landfall in the Lower 48 states, joining Bertha, Cristobal and Fay.“This is the earliest on record that 5 Atlantic named storms have made continental US landfall,” tweeted Colorado State tropical weather researcher Phil Klotzbach.When it formed on July 29, Isaias became this year’s ninth named Atlantic storm, which does not usually develop until closer to early October.
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