VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida’s east coast is getting heavy rain from Tropical Storm Isaias, with state officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus.
Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Saturday but still hit Florida with heavy rain and flooding.
The National Hurricane Service said Sunday night that the storm is centered about 50 miles east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and about 365 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Isaias is forecast to be near hurricane strength by the time it reaches the Carolinas.
Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Floridians to take the storm seriously. Authorities closed beaches, parks and virus testing sites, lashing signs to palm trees so they wouldn’t blow away.
#Isaias remains off the coast of Florida, now tracking towards the Carolinas. Landfall is likely to occur Monday night, and then the storm will track through eastern VA on Tuesday. @CBS6 pic.twitter.com/BFJxxNFm7G
— Mike Goldberg (@MikeGoldbergWX) August 3, 2020
