Emergency officials in North Carolina are preparing for Isaias to make landfall as a hurricane next week and bring heavy rains and rip currents to the NC coast, according to a statement released by Governor Roy Cooper’s office. The full statement is provided below: Although Hurricane Isaias has slowed its advance, the storm remains a […]
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Emergency officials in North Carolina are preparing for Isaias to make landfall as a hurricane next week and bring heavy rains and rip currents to the NC coast, according to a statement released by Governor Roy Cooper’s office.
The full statement is provided below:
Although Hurricane Isaias has slowed its advance, the storm remains a threat to North Carolina for localized flooding, dangerous rip currents, power outages and road closures.
‘We all need to be prepared for the dangers that Isaias could bring,’ said Governor Roy Cooper. ‘As we learned with Hurricane Florence, even a category one storm can bring severe impacts, and we should not take this lightly.’
According to the National Hurricane Center, Isaias should begin impacting North Carolina on Monday. However, dangerous rip currents are already occurring along the coastline now.
While the path of the storm’s center remains uncertain, state and local officials are preparing for impacts in Eastern North Carolina with sustained winds of 70 mph on Monday, particularly affecting communities along Interstate 95 and eastward.
As of mid-day Saturday, local officials had ordered evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, Ocean Isle Beach and Holden Beach.
