Tropical Storm Isaias continues to move up along the Florida east coast Monday and is expected to impact the community later tonight into Tuesday morning.

As of 3 p.m. on Monday, Aaron Swigget from Raleigh’s National Weather Service said most of the tropical storm warnings are occurring to the east, starting in Wake County.

Swigget said the Triangle can still expect to see some effects from the storm.

“We can see some pretty good wind gusts, mostly in the 20 and 30 miles per hour range, and as for rainfall we’re looking at one to three inches in and around our area,” Swigget said.

He said the Chapelboro viewing area will most likely see its biggest impact starting tonight, sometime between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.

“It’s a relatively fast moving storm so it will be in and out of our area fairly quickly which will limit the impact slightly – especially in regards to a flooding event,” Swigget said.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts Tropical Storm Isaias will be reclassified as a hurricane by Monday night with dangerous winds and storm surge.

Per the National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. update on Monday, the storm maintained its 70 mph winds overnight — keeping it just under a hurricane – and is expected to head north over the Carolinas by early Tuesday.

According to the NHC, heavy rainfall will result in flash and urban flooding – some of which will be significant in the Eastern Carolinas.

As the community prepares for increased rainfall and winds, the Town of Carrboro said they are doing what they can to prepare for the storm.

The Town of Chapel Hill urged its residents to stay up to date on current storm conditions by following the National Weather Service and local media outlets.

OWASA provided their own information via Twitter, stating that tap water is still safe to drink in the event of power outages.

Additionally, OWASA provided a link to their web page listing active boil water advisories and planned outages.

This is a developing story. No further information at this time.

Lead photo via the National Hurricane Center.

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