Northern Part of Isaias’ Eyewall Now Moving Onshore

| August 3, 2020 @ 9:17 pm

The latest radar image as of 9:12 pm CDT shows that the northernmost part of the eyewall of Hurricane Isaias is moving onshore right at the NC/SC state line between Myrtle Beach and Southport. The northeastern quadrant around the eye has really ramped up with estimated winds on radar at 60-80 MPH with potentially higher gusts.

As of the latest NHC update, Isaias was packing maximum sustained winds at 75 MPH and was moving to the north-northeast at 16 MPH. Official landfall looks to occur within the next 60-120 minutes just to the west of Southport, North Carolina.

The next update will be out at 10:00 pm CDT.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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