THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

**TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS TO EASTERN NC THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR FRANKLIN, HARNETT, HOKE, WAKE, AND WARREN
- THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SCOTLAND

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CUMBERLAND,
EDGECOMBE, FRANKLIN, HALIFAX, HARNETT, HOKE, JOHNSTON, NASH,
SAMPSON, WAKE, WARREN, WAYNE, AND WILSON

* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF RALEIGH NC
- 30.7N 80.1W
- STORM INTENSITY 70 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 13 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISAIAS IS THEN
FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/SOUTH CAROLINA
BORDER AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO
DETERIORATE THIS EVENING, WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
ARE THE MAIN THREATS. DUE TO SATURATED SOILS AND STRONG WINDS,
EXPECT NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE SOUTH TO NORTH
LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ALONG AND EAST OF US 1. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS THE WESTERN PIEDMONT AND WESTERN SANDHILLS.

* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
INCLUDE:
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, AND DITCHES
OVERFLOW.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- THE OCCURRENCE OF SCATTERED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS
OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS TORN OFF FRAME HOUSES, MOBILE
HOMES DEMOLISHED, BOXCARS OVERTURNED, LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED, VEHICLES TUMBLED, AND SMALL BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES
KIT AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND SECURE YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS.

WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK SINCE HAZARDS SUCH AS FLOODING RAIN, DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS, STORM SURGE, AND TORNADOES EXTEND WELL AWAY FROM THE
CENTER OF THE STORM.

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ORDERS THAT
ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES OF
OTHERS.

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READYNC.ORG
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN RALEIGH NC AROUND 5 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED
- NASHVILLE

* WIND
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: EARLY THIS EVENING
UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 58
TO 73 MPH
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL
STORM FORCE.
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.

- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH
DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW
BUILDINGS EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR
FAILURES. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED.
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE
PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

* FLOODING RAIN
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS

- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES
ARE POSSIBLE.
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.

- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS
AND RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,
CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE
CLOSURES.

* TORNADO
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES

- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL
TORNADOES
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS
ASSESSMENT.
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER
DAMAGE PATHS.
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER
ARRIVES.
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.

- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT
- THE OCCURRENCE OF SCATTERED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW
SPOTS OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND
COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS TORN OFF FRAME HOUSES, MOBILE
HOMES DEMOLISHED, BOXCARS OVERTURNED, LARGE TREES SNAPPED
OR UPROOTED, VEHICLES TUMBLED, AND SMALL BOATS TOSSED
ABOUT. DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.

* FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- HTTPS://READYNC.ORG
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RAH

...TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, CUMBERLAND, EDGECOMBE, HALIFAX, HARNETT, JOHNSTON,
NASH, SAMPSON, WAYNE, AND WILSON.

* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL RESULT IN
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS,
ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. RAINFALL OF THIS
AMOUNT WILL RESULT IN A THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.

* RAPID RISES OF STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FOR AREAS
WHERE HEAVY RAIN FALLS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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