The Bahamas are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Isaias.
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Hurricane Isaias is lashing the southeastern Bahamas with heavy squall lines and gusty winds.
It was forecast to strengthen while moving near or over the Bahamas and it could near South Florida on Saturday and Sunday.
The forecast track shows the hurricane pushing north along the Eastern Seaboard through midweek.
The Hurricane Center said heavy rains associated with the storm “may begin to affect South and east-Central Florida beginning late Friday night, and the eastern Carolinas by early next week, potentially resulting in isolated flash and urban flooding, especially in low-lying and poorly drained areas.”
On Thursday, while still a tropical storm, Isaias toppled trees, destroyed crops and caused widespread flooding and small landslides in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where hundreds of thousands of people were left without power and water.
Officials reported that a man died in the Dominican Republic when he was electrocuted by a fallen electrical cable.
