The tropical storm has departed, but Isaias has left something for South Florida
Now a tropical storm after hitting the Carolinas, as its center moves across Maryland, Isaias is gone from Florida’s coast. But the storm isn’t done messing with South Florida’s weather.
That’s because as Isaias heads north toward Long Island and Martha’s Vineyard, it’s dragging a lot of moisture behind, like a big, long, wet blanket. And, so, showers and thunderstorms remain Tuesday because of that “moisture tail,” says CBS4 meteorologist Jennifer Correa.
The soggy weather isn’t going to clear the rest of the week, either, forecasters say.
The highest chance, according to the National Weather Service in Miami, is Wednesday, when the area is looking at a 70% probability.
Chances for this unstable weather pattern ride a high of 60% in the afternoons through Monday.
In a hazardous weather outlook, the service warns of localized flooding due to the likelihood of multiple storms move over the same areas in short time frames.
The stronger storms could also boast wind gusts up to 45 mph Tuesday afternoon and evening, as well as Wednesday.
The Florida Keys, which saw some waterspouts south of the Seven Mile Bridge Tuesday morning, also faces the threat of thunderstorms along with marine warnings, but not to the same degree as Miami-Dade to Palm Beach. Monroe’s highest probability is Wednesday, too, but at 50%.
Temperatures should be high, too, in the 90s, but the heat index will feel more like low- to mid-100s, reports NBC 6 meteorologist Angie Lassman.
