Tropical Storm Isaias has prompted new watches and warnings along the East Coast from the Carolinas to southern New England.

The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch has been issued from the South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina, including Myrtle Beach and Wilmington. This means hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours.

A storm surge warning has also been issued from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, to Cape Fear, North Carolina. This means life-threatening storm surge, water pushed from the ocean to the coast, is expected within 36 hours.

A storm surge watch now extends north of the warned area from Cape Fear to Duck, North Carolina, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. This means a life-threatening storm surge is possible within 48 hours.

Tropical storm warnings now extend as far north as Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.

Tropical storm watches have been extended as far north as Watch Hill, Rhode Island, including Long Island, Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay, the Tidal Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. This means tropical storm conditions are possible within 48 hours.

For the latest on Isaias, please read our latest complete forecast briefing .

Watches and Warnings

(A watch is issued when tropical storm or hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours. A warning is issued when those conditions are expected within 36 hours.)

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