“Isaias” has caused chaos on the east coast of the USA, at least six people died as a result of the cyclone. Meteorologists believe that it will hardly weaken in the coming days.
After arriving as a hurricane on the east coast of the United States, storm “Isaias” inland killed at least six people and caused damage and chaos. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said two people were killed when a storm in the storm system struck a RV site.
A man and a woman died in Maryland and New York City, according to government officials, when falling trees crashed onto their cars. In Delaware, a woman was killed by a branch. In Pennsylvania, a woman’s car was hit by water and washed away, and she died.
“It doesn’t look real; it looks like TV. Nothing is there,” Bertie County’s sheriff John Holley told North Carolina reporters.
Wind speeds of 136 kilometers per hour
“Isaias” landed on Monday night (local time) near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. According to the National Hurricane Center NHC, he achieved wind speeds of 136 kilometers per hour. Later “Isaias” weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm, in the evening the wind still had speeds of more than 100 kilometers per hour.
Due to the gusts of wind, dozens of boats piled up at jetties, many ship decks on the water were destroyed. There were also reports of floods and fires, and dozens of people were displaced. Many homes in the community of Ocean Isle Beach were flooded, at least five had caught fire, Mayor Debbie Smith told WECT-TV. The energy supplier Duke Energy reported hundreds of thousands of blackouts.
Storm surge warnings around Philadelphia
Storm surge warnings applied to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and part of I-95. Royce Potter, owner of a seafood delivery service, said he sat the storm on a boat near his shop because the weather forecast gave him the impression that his area would be spared. “They were wrong there.”
In the morning, residents swept up the rubble or picked it up with their bare hands. Meteorologists did not expect the storm to weaken significantly. “We still believe there will be very strong and gusty winds in the next day or two,” said hurricane specialist Robbie Berg of the AP news agency. According to the NHC, “Isaias” moved towards the north-north-east at almost 65 kilometers per hour.
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