Isaias near hurricane strength as it crawls toward Carolinas
(WorldNews Environment)

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Isaias was forecast to be near hurricane strength as it approached the Carolinas Monday, just a day after bands of heavy rain from the tropical storm lashed Florida’s east coast. Officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus in Florida kept a close watch on the storm that was weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon, but still brought heavy rain and flooding. Parts of the Carolinas were due for up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain, storm surge and possible tornadoes Monday. Isaias was just shy of a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 70 mph (110 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center’s 2...