Flooding could hit near key Northeast trucking markets (with forecast video)

Road closed sign near a bridge.

Parts of the mid-Atlantic flooded by Tropical Storm Isaias on August 4 may re-live a similar situation today.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Flash flood risk for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020

Thunderstorms have already produced up to two inches of rainfall in portions of the Delmarva Peninsula this morning, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a flash flood warning.

NWS forecasters are calling for several more rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the mid-Atlantic through tonight....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flooding-could-hit-near-key-northeast-trucking-markets-with-forecast-video

Deadly Tropical Storm Isaias weakens, moves into Canada (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of post-tropical storm Isaias in eastern Canada.

At least five people have died as a direct result of Tropical Storm Isaias, including an Allentown, Pennsylvania motorist who died Tuesday after being swept away by floodwaters.

**Breaking – Darby Creek floods its banks into Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood near 84th St and Lindberg Blvd. Numerous rescue taking place at this time. #Isiais @6abc pic.twitter.com/zmoqWlGyrj

— Dan Patrick (@6abcDan) August 4, 2020

Isaias produced dozens of tornadoes from North Carolina to New Jersey Monday...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/deadly-tropical-storm-isaias-weakens-moves-into-canada-with-forecast-video

Ports remain closed after Hurricane Isaias makes landfall (with forecast video)

Photo of the Port of Baltimore, Maryland

The eye of Hurricane Isaias made landfall late Monday evening, August 3, near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. Isaias returned rather quickly from tropical storm status back to hurricane strength in the hours before coming ashore.

Eyewall arrival in Wilmington, NC. #Isiais #ncwx #HurricaneIsaias pic.twitter.com/S6KuCzemPk

— Dave Skutnik (@DaveSkutnik) August 4, 2020

The nearby Oak Island weather station measured a sustained wind of 76 mph, making Isaias a Category 1 hurricane. Isaias has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-remain-closed-after-hurricane-isaias-makes-landfall-with-forecast-video

Ports continue preparing for Tropical Storm Isaias (with forecast video)

Port of Charleston, South Carolina's Wando Welch Terminal.

Tropical Storm Isaias is churning off the Florida coast this morning, August 3, and may strengthen to a hurricane again before it makes landfall tonight.

Yesterday, staff at the Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina began preparing for the storm’s impacts. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) had issued a condition X-RAY for both ports, meaning all oceangoing commercial vessels and barges greater than 500 gross tons should make plans for departing the ports. Vessels desiring to remain in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-continue-preparing-for-tropical-storm-isaias-with-forecast-video

North Carolina, Virginia port terminals prepare for Isaias

Mid-Atlantic container and break-bulk ports made final preparations on Sunday for Tropical Storm Isaias as it weakened from hurricane status over the weekend.

The North Carolina ports of Wilmington, which handles containers, and Morehead City, which specializes in breakbulk cargo, were operating under normal conditions on Sunday afternoon, with a decision to be made late in the day for operations on Monday.

Container, breakbulk, and roll-on/roll-off terminals operated by the Port of Virginia will...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/north-carolina-virginia-port-terminals-prepare-for-isaias

Florida port remains shut down as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Tropical Storm Isaias just offshore of Florida's east coast.

Tropical Storm Isaias is barreling through the northwestern Bahamas this morning, August 2, and will come close to landfall on Florida’s east coast today.

Yesterday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a condition ZULU for Port Canaveral. This means no vessels may enter or move within these ports without permission from the captain of the port (COTP). Also, all ship-to-shore operations have stopped until further notice. Looser restrictions are in place for the Port of Jacksonville, the Port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/florida-port-remains-shut-down-as-tropical-storm-isaias-approaches-with-forecast-video

Tropical Storm Isaias may soon impact US freight flows (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Tropical Storm Isaias in the Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Isaias (ees-ah-EE-ahs) was still lashing Puerto Rico and parts of the Virgin Islands with torrential rainfall and strong winds Thursday morning. Other Caribbean islands are under the gun for the next day or two before a possible landfall on the mainland United States the first weekend of August.

SONAR Critical Events: Thursday, July 30, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT; Tropical Storm Isaias

As of 5 a.m. EDT Thursday, Isaias was centered about 100 miles southwest of Ponce, Puerto Rico, producing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tropical-storm-isaias-may-soon-impact-us-freight-flows-with-forecast-video

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