What was once Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall late Monday night in North Carolina. But the storm is already moving quickly north bringing heavy rain and tornadoes to the mid-Atlantic.
The National Weather Service has warned that the biggest risk for parts of Delmarva, particularly New Castle County and areas along the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay, could come from flooding as a result of heavy rain and much higher-than-normal tides.
Local impacts from the storm are expected to subside by Wednesday morning as the storm moves much farther north and offshore. Isaias is expected to start weakening by Tuesday night, and is expected to become a post-tropical system by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
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Tornado and flash flood warnings issued for Delaware
9:29 a.m.
New Castle County's tornado warning has been extended to 10 a.m. A flash flood warning is in effect in Kent and Sussex Counties until 12 p.m. and in New Castle County until 1:15 p.m.
According to the National Weather Service, up to two inches of rain have already fallen across portions of Kent Counties in both Maryland and Delaware, as well as southern Cecil County. The heavy rain is moving north and will move into New Castle and Cecil Counties shortly, the agency said.
The National Weather Service tweeted at 8:46 a.m. that two confirmed tornadoes have occurred in Delmarva in the past 30 minutes. Earlier in the morning, tornadoes were confirmed in Maryland near Vienna and Girdletree.
Power outages in Delaware and Maryland
9:19 a.m.
Thousands of Delaware and Maryland residents are without power Tuesday morning, as Tropical Storm Isaias brings heavy rain, strong winds and a few tornadoes to the Delmarva region.
Delmarva Power's online outage map shows 270 current outages in Delaware and Maryland, impacting 30,704 customers. The most heavily affected areas are Rehoboth Beach and Salisbury, where about 15,000 and 11,000 customers respectively are without power.
Outages reported by Choptank Electric are affecting about 3,000 customers in Maryland. Wicomico County has been the heaviest hit county with about 15% of customers out of service.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge under restrictions
8:54 a.m.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge returned to limited restrictions at 8:54 a.m. after being fully restricted for about 30 minutes. Under limited restrictions, house trailers and empty box trailers are not allowed to cross the bridge. More information on bridge restrictions can be found here.
High winds recorded in southern Delaware
8:47 a.m.
As of about 8:30 a.m., a max wind gust of 60.7 mph was recorded at the Indian River Inlet. Sustained wind at the inlet is about 43.7 mph. In the last 24 hours, 0.41 inches of rain has been recorded there.
The Delaware Environmental Observing Station in Rehoboth Beach recorded a max gust of 42.8 mph in the last hour.
At least two tornadoes confirmed on Maryland Eastern Shore
8:38 a.m.
At least two radar-confirmed tornadoes were located Tuesday morning on Maryland's Eastern Shore, according to the National Weather Service.
The first was located at 6:01 a.m. near Vienna moving north near Sharptown, Hurlock and Choptank.
Social media reports indicate the tornado littered Route 50 with debris and caused damage in Mardela Springs, with photos posted to Facebook showing at least one home destroyed.
A second tornado was located on radar at 7:20 a.m. just north of Girdletree heading toward Snow Hill.
A tornado warning for Worcester County was extended until 8:30 a.m., and the region remains under tornado watch until noon.
Tornadoes are most likely through midday from southeast Virginia all the way to New Jersey, according to the 5 a.m. hurricane center forecast. Tornadoes will remain possible Tuesday afternoon and evening from southeast New York across New England, the hurricane center said.
Light rain and breezy in Ocean City, Maryland
7:45 a.m.
A few people jogged along the northern portion of Coastal Highway between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. under a constant light rain. There were plenty of motorists on the highway heading in both directions. There is some standing water in northern Ocean City, which tends to flood, but nothing serious early Tuesday morning.
Heavy rain, not much more, in parts of Delaware
7:26 a.m.
At daybreak in southern Delaware, thunder could be heard in the distance, but gray skies seemed rather calm as the storm was just beginning to reach the Mid-Atlantic Region.
In Delaware City early Tuesday, rain was steady but the Delaware River didn't look too alarming at low tide. In northern Delaware, heavy rain was constant starting around 7 a.m.
New Jersey, under a tropical storm warning, declares state of emergency
Monday, 10:47 p.m.
Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency as Isaias barrels toward New Jersey. The state is under a tropical storm warning.
The state of emergency went into effect at 5 a.m. Murphy urged residents to avoid leaving their homes and to stay off the roads, though he clarified that travel was not yet formally banned. Heavy rainfall up to 6 inches could impact the state along with damaging winds and possible isolated tornadoes.
Contributing: Maddy Lauria, Delaware News Journal; Esteban Parra, Delaware News Journal; Damian Giletto, Delaware News Journal; Laura Benedict, Salisbury Daily Times; Keith Demko, Salisbury Daily Times; Rose Velasquez, Salisbury Daily Times
Contact Brandon Holveck at bholveck@delawareonline.com. Follow on Twitter @holveck_brandon.
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