Hurricane Isaias’ Aftermath is Shocking

It wasn’t a regular Monday night on August 3rd 2020. People all along the East coast waited anxiously for the arrival of Hurricane Isaias. By the time the storm made landfall at Ocean Isle Beach, N.C at 11.10 pm, it had already morphed into a category 1 hurricane. Strong, powerful, and deadly, Isaias swept through beach towns and cities along the coast, moving inland swiftly. What followed was some of the most devastating destruction and upsetting fatalities the region has ever known. Here’s what we know about the devastating aftermath of this powerful hurricane.

In the east of Ocean Isle, drone footage revealed buckets of sand on streets and sidewalks, flooded expressways, and cars stuck fender-deep in a slushy mix of sand and seawater.

At least 12 people lost their lives during the storm at the center of the Hurricane and many more were declared missing. Of the people missing, one was a swimmer last spotted at Myrtle beach, N.C hours before the storm hit.

Even if residents escaped the worst of the storm, danger still lurked in their ravaged towns. Three people lost their lives while assessing damage after the storm had passed. Reports say these deaths were likely caused by live wires or tree branches falling. Since hurricanes often come with a combination of high winds, tornadoes, lashing downpours and flooding, city officials are still taking stock of the damage.

In Calvert County, entire roads were simply washed away by the heavy rain leaving seven families stranded with no way to get home. At Doylestown, a tornado lifted the roof of Children’s Village, a popular daycare center. Four children had to be sent to the ER to see if they had sustained serious injury. Everywhere across the coast and even inland, tornados which were birthed as the storm progressed inland played havoc with buildings and mobile homes. Roads became a tangle of debris – disrupted power lines, electric wires (many of them still live), splintered wood, broken car parts, and shattered glass panes. Flooding caused creeks to swell sweeping whole cars away and forcing people to shelter on their roofs till they could be rescued.

Isaias also caused the largest weather-related power outages the East coast can remember, with nearly 2 million homes and businesses in several states losing power.