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Hurricane Isaias

Jul 28, 2020 to Aug 5, 2020Peak 92 mph986 mb

Hurricane Isaias passed within 50 miles of 201 counties in 13 states. It was strongest near Brunswick County, NC, as a Category 1 on August 4, 2020.

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Hurricane Isaias · 2020

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Hurricane Isaias on August 3, 2020, about 8 hours before landfall in Brunswick County, NC.

Hurricane Isaias on August 3, 2020, about 8 hours before landfall in Brunswick County, NC.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the NOAA-20 satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 18:48 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
92 mph, 80 kt
Lowest pressure
986 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
201
CT, DC, DE, FL, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA, VT
Counties within 100 miles
333
CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA, VT, WV
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Brunswick County, NC, 0.9 mi, Aug 4, 2020
Landfalls recorded
4
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Southampton CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Talbot CountyMD0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
St. Mary's CountyMD0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Albany CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Wayne CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Chester CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Bucks CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Northampton CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Kent CountyMD0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Prince George CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Pike CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Saratoga CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Edgecombe CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
King and Queen CountyVA0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Washington CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Ulster CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Duplin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Sampson CountyNC0.0Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Columbus CountyNC0.0Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Northampton CountyPA0.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Sullivan CountyNY0.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Orange CountyNY0.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Brunswick CountyNC0.9Category 1Aug 4, 2020
New Castle CountyDE0.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Surry CountyVA1.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Horry CountySC1.3Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Halifax CountyNC1.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Charles City CountyVA2.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Bladen CountyNC3.1Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Essex CountyVA3.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Middlesex CountyVA3.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Greene CountyNC3.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Warren CountyNJ3.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Delaware CountyPA3.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Queen Anne's CountyMD4.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Monroe CountyPA4.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Cecil CountyMD4.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
King William CountyVA5.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Pender CountyNC5.4Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Sussex CountyNJ5.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Rensselaer CountyNY5.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Rutland CountyVT6.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lehigh CountyPA6.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Calvert CountyMD6.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Wilson CountyNC6.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lenoir CountyNC7.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Schoharie CountyNY7.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
James City CountyVA7.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Westmoreland CountyVA7.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Schenectady CountyNY8.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Greene CountyNY8.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
New Kent CountyVA8.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Montgomery CountyPA9.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Berks CountyPA9.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Dorchester CountyMD9.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Warren CountyNY9.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Richmond CountyVA10.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Kent CountyDE10.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Gloucester CountyVA10.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Nash CountyNC10.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lancaster CountyVA11.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Harford CountyMD11.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Salem CountyNJ11.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Sussex CountyVA11.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Caroline CountyMD12.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Greensville CountyVA12.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Pitt CountyNC12.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Bertie CountyNC13.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Gloucester CountyNJ13.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hopewell cityVA13.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hunterdon CountyNJ13.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Morris CountyNJ13.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Johnston CountyNC13.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Northumberland CountyVA14.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Delaware CountyNY14.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Henrico CountyVA14.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Anne Arundel CountyMD14.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Bennington CountyVT14.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Chesterfield CountyVA15.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Williamsburg cityVA15.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hertford CountyNC15.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Georgetown CountySC16.1Category 1Aug 4, 2020
York CountyVA16.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Dinwiddie CountyVA16.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Franklin cityVA16.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Columbia CountyNY16.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Emporia cityVA16.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Martin CountyNC16.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Montgomery CountyNY16.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Fulton CountyNY16.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hanover CountyVA17.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lancaster CountyPA17.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Charles CountyMD17.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Petersburg cityVA17.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Isle of Wight CountyVA18.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Colonial Heights cityVA19.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Baltimore CountyMD19.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Wayne CountyPA20.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Carbon CountyPA20.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Charleston CountySC20.7Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Philadelphia CountyPA20.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Jones CountyNC20.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
New Hanover CountyNC21.4Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Suffolk cityVA21.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Cumberland CountyNC22.2Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Brunswick CountyVA22.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Prince George's CountyMD22.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Newport News cityVA23.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Somerset CountyNJ23.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Mercer CountyNJ23.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Caroline CountyVA23.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Onslow CountyNC23.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Dutchess CountyNY24.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Mathews CountyVA24.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Gates CountyNC24.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Passaic CountyNJ25.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Warren CountyNC25.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Richmond cityVA25.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
King George CountyVA26.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Craven CountyNC26.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Somerset CountyMD26.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hamilton CountyNY27.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Sussex CountyDE27.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Franklin CountyNC28.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Camden CountyNJ28.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Cumberland CountyNJ29.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Otsego CountyNY29.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Berkshire CountyMA29.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Wicomico CountyMD29.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Beaufort CountyNC29.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lackawanna CountyPA30.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Marion CountySC30.7Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Burlington CountyNJ31.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Palm Beach CountyFL31.1Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Berkeley CountySC31.3Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Baltimore cityMD31.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
York CountyPA31.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Luzerne CountyPA31.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Schuylkill CountyPA32.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Accomack CountyVA32.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Robeson CountyNC32.5Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Martin CountyFL32.7Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Harnett CountyNC33.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Windham CountyVT33.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Wake CountyNC33.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hampton cityVA33.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Rockland CountyNY33.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Poquoson cityVA34.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Bergen CountyNJ34.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Amelia CountyVA34.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Mecklenburg CountyVA35.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Union CountyNJ36.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
District of ColumbiaDC37.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Middlesex CountyNJ37.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
St. Lucie CountyFL37.8Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Nottoway CountyVA38.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Howard CountyMD38.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Essex CountyNJ39.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Susquehanna CountyPA39.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Dillon CountySC39.7Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Goochland CountyVA39.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Putnam CountyNY40.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Williamsburg CountySC40.1Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Florence CountySC40.2Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Broward CountyFL40.3Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Lebanon CountyPA40.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Franklin CountyMA40.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Powhatan CountyVA41.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Westchester CountyNY41.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Portsmouth cityVA41.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Litchfield CountyCT41.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Camden CountyNC42.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Chowan CountyNC42.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Chesapeake cityVA42.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Atlantic CountyNJ42.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Stafford CountyVA42.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Monmouth CountyNJ42.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Indian River CountyFL42.8Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Norfolk cityVA42.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Montgomery CountyMD43.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Fairfax CountyVA43.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Arlington CountyVA43.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Alexandria cityVA43.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lunenburg CountyVA43.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Vance CountyNC44.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Herkimer CountyNY44.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Pasquotank CountyNC45.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Brevard CountyFL46.0Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Prince William CountyVA46.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Spotsylvania CountyVA46.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Worcester CountyMD47.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Broome CountyNY47.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Washington CountyNC48.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Ocean CountyNJ48.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Northampton CountyVA48.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Perquimans CountyNC48.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hampshire CountyMA49.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Carroll CountyMD49.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Falls Church cityVA49.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Granville CountyNC49.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hudson CountyNJ50.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Fairfield CountyCT50.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Fredericksburg cityVA50.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Richmond CountyNY50.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hoke CountyNC50.9Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Virginia Beach cityVA51.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Miami-Dade CountyFL51.3Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Wyoming CountyPA51.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Louisa CountyVA52.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Volusia CountyFL53.5Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Chenango CountyNY53.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Currituck CountyNC53.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Dauphin CountyPA53.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Cheshire CountyNH54.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Pamlico CountyNC54.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Carteret CountyNC54.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Cape May CountyNJ55.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Bronx CountyNY56.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Fairfax cityVA56.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hampden CountyMA56.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
New York CountyNY56.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Columbia CountyPA57.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Dorchester CountySC57.5Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Moore CountyNC57.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Durham CountyNC58.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Kings CountyNY58.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Colleton CountySC58.6Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Chatham CountyNC58.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hyde CountyNC59.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Fauquier CountyVA59.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Northumberland CountyPA59.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Prince Edward CountyVA59.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Culpeper CountyVA60.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Queens CountyNY60.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lee CountyNC60.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Manassas Park cityVA61.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Manassas cityVA61.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Loudoun CountyVA62.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hartford CountyCT62.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Cumberland CountyVA62.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Scotland CountyNC62.9Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Madison CountyNY62.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Adams CountyPA63.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Frederick CountyMD63.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Oneida CountyNY63.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Halifax CountyVA64.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Okeechobee CountyFL64.5Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
New Haven CountyCT64.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Orange CountyVA64.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Beaufort CountySC65.5Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Nassau CountyNY66.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Orange CountyFL66.1Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Marlboro CountySC66.8Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Tyrrell CountyNC66.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Osceola CountyFL67.4Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Person CountyNC67.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Cumberland CountyPA68.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Charlotte CountyVA68.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Sullivan CountyPA69.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
St. Lawrence CountyNY69.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Orange CountyNC69.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Montour CountyPA69.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Flagler CountyFL70.3Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Fluvanna CountyVA70.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Seminole CountyFL71.1Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Bradford CountyPA71.6Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Clarendon CountySC71.6Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Darlington CountySC72.0Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Buckingham CountyVA72.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hillsborough CountyNH73.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Suffolk CountyNY74.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Perry CountyPA74.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lycoming CountyPA74.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
St. Johns CountyFL75.1Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Richmond CountyNC75.2Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Orangeburg CountySC75.2Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Sumter CountySC75.5Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Monroe CountyFL75.7Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Worcester CountyMA77.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Glades CountyFL79.5Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Tioga CountyNY79.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Cortland CountyNY80.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Alamance CountyNC80.8Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Chatham CountyGA80.8Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Lewis CountyNY81.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Snyder CountyPA81.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hendry CountyFL82.1Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Madison CountyVA82.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Union CountyPA82.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Albemarle CountyVA82.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lee CountySC82.8Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Rappahannock CountyVA83.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Duval CountyFL83.1Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Highlands CountyFL83.4Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Chesterfield CountySC83.9Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Appomattox CountyVA84.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Juniata CountyPA84.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Jasper CountySC84.2Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Franklin CountyPA85.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Washington CountyMD86.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Tolland CountyCT86.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Montgomery CountyNC86.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Caswell CountyNC86.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Dare CountyNC87.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Lake CountyFL88.3Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Jefferson CountyWV88.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Collier CountyFL88.6Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Liberty CountyGA89.4Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Clarke CountyVA89.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Randolph CountyNC89.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Middlesex CountyCT89.7Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
McIntosh CountyGA90.0Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Nassau CountyFL90.1Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Greene CountyVA90.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Putnam CountyFL90.3Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Polk CountyFL91.3Tropical stormAug 2, 2020
Glynn CountyGA91.4Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Campbell CountyVA92.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Bryan CountyGA93.1Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Charlottesville cityVA93.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Anson CountyNC93.4Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Camden CountyGA93.4Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Nelson CountyVA94.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Hampton CountySC94.0Category 1Aug 3, 2020
Middlesex CountyMA94.0Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Onondaga CountyNY94.3Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Warren CountyVA95.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Calhoun CountySC95.8Category 1Aug 4, 2020
Clay CountyFL95.9Tropical stormAug 3, 2020
Tompkins CountyNY96.4Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Pittsylvania CountyVA97.2Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Guilford CountyNC98.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2020
Berkeley CountyWV98.5Tropical stormAug 4, 2020

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.