Aug 4, 2020
Category 1 Hurricane Isaias with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, NC at 11:10 pm on August 3rd. Isaias intensity weakened back to Tropical Storm strength as it forward speed increased to near 30 mph early morning of August 4th.||The center of Isaias passed about 65 miles west of New York City at 3 pm on August 4, 2020, with tropical storm force winds east of the center of circulation. The highest sustained wind speeds across northeastern New Jersey ranged f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 923997). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Eastern Essex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.