2:41
- ABC News
- August 5, 2020
Millions without power after Isaias hits
More than 3.7 million customers are without power across 13 states.
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Here is a breakdown by region:
Long Beach Island in New Jersey reported a wind gust of 109 mph.
109mph gust reported at Surf City, Long Beach Island, NJ in a tornadic thunderstorm just before 11am! Here's the 12pm Isaias advisory from @NHC_Atlantic: https://t.co/GoP8Ddl11R Center is 35 miles SW of Philly. Winds still at 70mph. Moving NNE at 35mph. #abc7ny pic.twitter.com/1C3cmICgi0
— Lee Goldberg (@LeeGoldbergABC7) August 4, 2020
Wind gusts reached 66 mph in Atlantic City.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a statewide state of emergency.
\"Do not be on the roads unless absolutely necessary,\" he tweeted.
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New Jersey Transit was suspended as of midday Tuesday.
Early Tuesday, some streets in the Philadelphia suburb of Bryn Mawr looked like a river.
It looks like a river on Morlyn Ave in Bryn Mawr. This guy got his car off street just in time before the water rose too high #6abcaction pic.twitter.com/erQALrbZd2
— Beccah Hendrickson (@Beccah6abc) August 4, 2020
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Gov. John Carney issued a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon, following high winds, heavy rainfall, tornadoes and flooding due to Isaias. Carney said several communities in the state had \"significant damage.\"
A flood warning was in effect for New Castle County through 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Sotterley, Maryland, was buried under 9 inches of rain, while Prince Frederick, Maryland, saw 8.42 inches of rainfall.
This is Croom Rd in Prince George’s County. Many roads are now quickly flooding like this. These folks made it through barely. @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/uMK4ugfWUN
— Brad Bell (@ABC7Brad) August 4, 2020
\"Storm damage around 8500 blocks of Greenwood Avenue in Takoma Park, MD.\"
— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC7News) August 4, 2020
If you are safe, send us your weather photos and videos here: https://t.co/Ia5ZsFczoB
📷: Haile Yimam pic.twitter.com/cMqnJHOpwU
In coastal St. Mary's County, Maryland, a driver was killed Tuesday morning when a massive tree fell on the car, according to the county sheriff's office. The Rehoboth Fire Department said it responded to a man trapped underneath a tree in his yard. Officials said the man was brought to the hospital but did not have an update on his condition.
At Maryland's Charles County-Prince George's County line, two drivers were rescued after their cars were swept off a flooded road, Maryland State Police said.
One driver was taken to the hospital, police said.
New York City was battered by torrential rain and gusty winds Tuesday.
In New York City's harbor, wind gusts reached 72 mph.
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A man was killed in the New York City borough of Queens when a downed tree crushed his car, New York ABC station WABC reported.
Only underground subways were operating Tuesday afternoon. Outdoor stations were closed due to high winds.
#HurricaneIsaias ... pic.twitter.com/q64l8nnt06
— Morgan Brass (@morganbrass) August 4, 2020
The Long Island Railroad suspended service system-wide due to high winds. The Metro-North train line also suspended some service.
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Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane around 11 p.m. Monday, lashing the coastline and leaving a trail of damage in its wake.
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At least two people in North Carolina died as a result of the storm, according to Raleigh ABC station WTVD.
Check out the damage from the unconfirmed tornado in Bertie County. This is the destruction at Abrams BBQ. @ABC11_WTVD pic.twitter.com/iCMVuYOLZy
— Diane Wilson (@DWilsonABC11) August 4, 2020
\"All in all, this storm got in, got out pretty quickly and that's a good sign for potential river flooding which we hope will not be serious,\" North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told \"Good Morning America\" Tuesday. \"The damage was not in any way as great as it could have been.\"
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In South Carolina, storm surge caused streets to turn to rivers, homes to flood and cars to end up buried under sand.
As Isaias moved north, multiple homes were damaged by downed trees in Suffolk, Virginia, city officials said.
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As of 8 p.m., the center of the storm was near Rutland, Vermont, moving northeast with sustained winds of about 50 mph with higher gusts.
By 11 p.m. Isaias will head into Canada, leaving lingering rain and wind in Maine.
The storm is expected to continue to weaken, becoming post-tropical later Tuesday night or early Wednesday.
This report was featured in the Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, episode of “Start Here,” ABC News’ daily news podcast.
\"Start Here\" offers a straightforward look at the day's top stories in 20 minutes. Listen for free every weekday on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, the ABC News app or wherever you get your podcasts.
ABC News' Dee Carden, Alex Faul, J. Gabriel Ware and Morgan Winsor contributed to this report.
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