Isaias weakened slightly to a tropical storm, but was expected to re-strengthen to a hurricane overnight while it approached the southeast coast of Florida
Isaias, which was moving northwest off the Bahamas’ Andros Island with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour on Saturday evening, was projected to cause dangerous storm surge along Florida’s Atlantic coast through Sunday and to move up the U.S. eastern seaboard early this coming week.
The emergency operations center in Miami, usually a beehive of activity ahead of a storm, was mostly empty with plastic dividers set up between work stations and fans with ultraviolet lights hung around the room in the hope of eradicating any floating virus particles. Many emergency officials are instead working remotely.
The storm prompted authorities in parts of Florida to close COVID-19 testing sites and people to stock up on essentials. He added that the state’s emergency management division was supplying shelters with enough personal protective equipment for 10,000 people to ward off the spread of the virus.
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