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National Weather Service issues tropical storm watch to DC region ahead of Isaias

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Increasing chances of rain are forecast for the D. C. area Monday, as Tropical Storm Isaias continues moving up the east coast.
Chances of rain will increase early this week as Tropical Storm Isaias moves closer to the area, with a possibility for torrential tropical downpours and flooding in the D. C. region.
The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch for much of the region, and areas east of Interstate 95 are under a flash flood watch.
The weather service said the biggest impact to this area will likely be the flooding that the storm brings on Monday evening and into Tuesday. They said coastal flooding could also be severe.
Even though the storm weakened from a hurricane on Saturday, Isaias — currently near Florida — is forecast to parallel the U. S. East Coast, according to NBC Washington meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts, a path which would bring tropical storm conditions to the region from Monday night through Tuesday.
The storm — pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs — had already prompted Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to declare a state of emergency for the potential of heavy rain and gusty winds from coastal Virginia through Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
While Isaias’ path is still uncertain, it appears increasingly likely that eastern Virginia could be impacted and must prepare for the possibility of flooding, high winds and potential storm surge, a news release from Northam’s office said.

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