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Officials ordered residents in affected areas to shelter in place and not leave their homes, especially in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Myrtle Beach Emergency Manager Bruce Arnel said emergency support personnel were taking every COVID-19 precaution in responding to the storm.
\"We're prepared, but it is challenging in this COVID environment to do anything like this,\" he told ABC News.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper also urged residents to stay inside and warned them to be mindful of downed trees and power lines.
The last hurricane to make landfall in North Carolina was Hurricane Dorian in 2019. The last hurricane to make landfall in South Carolina was Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
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Tropical storm alerts stretch all the way up to New England, as Isaias is now expected to weaken as it makes its way up the East Coast.
The storm is forecast to bring torrential rain, flash flooding and storm surge up the coast, as well as dangerous winds to the Northeast.
Isaias will reach the Mid-Atlantic by early morning Tuesday and the Northeast by Tuesday night.
TROPICAL UPDATE: @NOAA's #GOES16🛰️is tracking the progress of #TropicalStormIsaias this morning, and @NHC_Atlantic expects it to become a #hurricane before landfall tonight. #TropicalStorm and Hurricane Warnings are posted up and down the East Coast. https://t.co/VTAp4goJiS pic.twitter.com/uDkvGpzJ5i
— NOAA Satellites - Public Affairs (@NOAASatellitePA) August 3, 2020
More than six inches of rain are forecast for the Mid-Atlantic.
The heaviest rainfall is expected to hit along the Interstate 95 corridor from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia and New York City.
Damaging winds are also forecast for New Jersey, New York City and Long Island.
Late Monday night New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for the Garden State, effective 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Rip currents and storm surge are expected at the Jersey Shore, Murphy warned on Monday, recommending that residents stay inside on Tuesday.
Wind gusts at the shore may climb over 70 mph, which officials said could cause widespread power outages.
New York City is expected to get hit by tropical-storm force winds, storm surge and several inches of rain, city officials said.
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Lower Manhattan is particularly vulnerable to storm surge, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. Emergency management crews are deploying flood protection measures, he said.
\"We are not taking any chances at all,\" de Blasio said.
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