Isaias downgraded to tropical storm

About 30 people were displaced due to a fire at a condominium complex in Surf City, located about 80 miles north of where the storm originally made landfall.The storm had originally made landfall around 11:10 p.m. near Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.“Now that the center has moved further inland into east North Carolina, the winds are now coming back down, so it has been downgraded back to a tropical storm," said Robbie Berg, a hurricane specialist with the National Hurricane Center.ISAIAS REGAINS HURRICANE STRENGTH, EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHTAs of 4 a.m. Tuesday morning the storm was about 10 miles east-northeast of Rocky Mount, N.C., with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph -- just 4 mph shy of officially being deemed a hurricane. The NHC warned oceanside residents to brace for storm surge up to 5 feet and up to 8 inches of rain as it moves up the coast.“All those rains could produce flash flooding across portions of the eastern Carolinas and mid-Atlantic, and even in the northeast U.S.,” said Daniel Brown, senior hurricane specialist at the NHC.The NHC warned strong winds and heavy rainfall are likely in those areas during the day on Tuesday.Video taken on Twitter showed heavy winds battering the area of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., located about 20 miles southwest of where the hurricane made landfall.Authorities in the city ordered swimmers out of the water to avoid rough surf and strong rip currents and power started to flicker at beachfront hotels by nightfall.