Oak Island, NC flooding: Hurricane Isaias

Hurricane Isaias made landfall at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina just after 11 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2020. The storm brought heavy rain, damaging winds and life-threatening storm surge to the North Carolina coast. There was also at least one confirmed tornado in Bertie County, where one person died and several others are missing from a trailer park.

Gov. Roy Cooper said some areas could see up to 7 inches of rain from the storm, which is moving north at nearly 30 mph.

Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich said the Myrtle Beach area has seen high water and flooding due to Isaias, as well as storm surge in Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach and other beaches on the North Carolina coast.

Isaias was a Category 1 storm when it made landfall in North Carolina.

"If this had three more hours over water, we would've seriously had a Category 2 or 3 storm," Panovich said.

The National Weather Service said the highest winds are expected across the Coastal Plain overnight into Tuesday.

As the system moves up I-95, Panovich said we could see stronger winds develop along the backside of Isaias. FULL STORY: https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/... #NCwx #OBX #Isaias