Overnight, Tropical Storm Isaias developed into a Category 1 hurricane. The storm, currently approaching the Bahamas, is forecast to impact Florida this weekend and North Carolina by Monday.
Raleigh, N. C. — Overnight, Tropical Storm Isaias developed into a Category 1 hurricane. The storm, currently approaching the Bahamas, is forecast to impact Florida this weekend and North Carolina by Monday.
The storm was listed at 80 mph just after midnight on Friday. It was 80 miles southeast of the Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and moving northwest at 18 mph.
Isaias is forecast to be near the central Bahamas late Friday and move near or over the northwestern Bahamas and near South Florida on Saturday. Tracks indicate it could impact the Carolinas early Monday morning.
On Thursday while still a tropical storm, Isaias knocked out power, toppled trees and caused widespread flooding and small landslides in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where at least 35 people were rescued from floodwaters and one person remained missing.
