Isaias regains hurricane strength as Carolinas prepare for storm surge, flooding

Isaias regained hurricane strength Monday as it neared landfall in the Carolinas, after bands of heavy rain from the tropical storm lashed Florida’s east coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned oceanside home dwellers to brace for storm surge up to 5 feet (1.5 metres) and up to 8 inches (20 centimetres) of rain in spots, as Isaias moved up the coast. “All those rains could produce flash flooding across portions of the eastern Carolinas and mid-Atlantic, and even the northeast U.S.,“ said Daniel