MYRTLE BEACH (HRNW) – Hurricane Isaias slammed into North Carolina Monday, bringing life-threatening storm surges, as the entire US eastern seaboard battened down, fearing flash floods and destructive winds.
The Category 1 hurricane, packing sustained winds of 85 miles per hour (140 kilometers per hour), made landfall in the southern part of the state near Ocean Isle Beach at 11:10 pm (0310 GMT Tuesday), the National Hurricane Center said.
It said storm surges could generate inundations three to five feet (one to 1.5 meters) above ground level.
The storm was forecast to track up the East Coast, with heavy rainfall expected to cause flash flooding through the mid-Atlantic states and bringing storm-force winds to Washington, Philadelphia and New York on Tuesday.
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