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Hurricane and now downgraded to Tropical Storm Isaias has already claimed the life of one person from a tornado, as Tuesday threatens to bring more with 70+ mph winds, flooding and tornadoes into the overnight hours.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued several tornado warnings on Tuesday. Residents along the East Coast are warned that there is a strong possibility of power outages due to Tropical Storm Isaias. As of this writing, over 700,000 customers were without power on the East Coast
A series of tornado warnings and watches were issued for parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, NBC Philadelphia reported.
In addition to the deadly tornado in North Carolina, tornadoes were springing up in various places along the East Coast on Tuesday morning and will continue to be a major threat throughout the day.
In Marbella Springs, Maryland a tornado touched down just after 6 AM, WMDT ABC 47 reported. At least one tornado touched down in Delaware, according to the NWS and several were observed.
You may not even see the tornado coming as they are quickly forming, as well as may be obscured by clouds. If a tornado warning is issued in your area. You are under imminent danger. The tornado morning means that there is rotation in a thunderstorm in the area.
Seek shelter in the lowest level of your home and get away from windows. Ideally, seek a basement, otherwise shelter in an interior room without windows.
Also, as many of us are working from home these days, it’s important to think about cloud data security programs for backing up your work. Be sure to backup your important data before a power outage or flooding strikes and could lose your vital digital data.
One person is dead and several others are missing after a tornado struck a small neighborhood in Bertie County, North Carolina early on Tuesday morning, WRAL reported. At least ten homes are gone and first responders were struggling to get to one home that was blocked by downed trees. Vehicles and trailer trucks were overturned.
When Isaias made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in North Carolina overnight, it brought 1-2 feet swells, causing coastal flooding, as well as flooding streets and sweeping way vehicles. Numerous calls for water rescues came into emergency services.
The flooding also trapped people inside houses, structures collapsed, as well as multiple structures caught fire in both North and South Carolina.
