Power Outage in Leland, NC

Power lines were reported down along Northwest Rd between Saw Mill Rd and Mt. Misery Rd approximately 10 miles WNW of Leland.

Powerline down on Maco Road.

Lightning struck a tree, which fell on power lines.

Several trees and a power line were reportedly down on East Boiling Spring Road near Pretty Pond. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Several trees and power lines were reported down along Old Mill Road.

Trees were reportedly down on power lines near the intersection of East Boiling Spring Road and Argonne Road.

A large tree fell across Maco Road. More trees and a power line were blown down on Old Town Creek Road, and the road was temporarily closed.

A large tree fell onto a power line near the intersection of Maco Road and Hunters Ridge Drive.

Hurricane Isaias came off the African coast as a tropical wave on July 23, 2020. It became Tropical Storm Isaias on July 30th, further strengthening to a hurricane on the 31st. After crossing the Bahamas, it weakened to a tropical storm. Isaias strengthened again to a hurricane as it approached the coast of North Carolina. Hurricane Isaias made landfall at Ocean Isle Beach as a strong Category 1 around 11 pm on August 3rd, with an 87 mph recorded gust. It pushed inland to Goldsboro NC, where it weakened and accelerated northward. ||The hurricane spawned six tornadoes, ranging from EF-0 to EF-2. Most of the tornadoes occurred in Brunswick County.||Rainfall was heaviest along the coast of Georgetown County, topping out at nearly seven inches. Most areas along the coast of North and South Carolina received around three to four inches on average, with lesser amounts inland. The Wilmington ASOS reported a gust to 74 mph. Storm surge was significant in Brunswick County, where many docks were damage, and homes and businesses were inundated with three feet of water. Downtown Wilmington also received a record surge that came up the Cape Fear River. Over 80,000 residences lost power in New Hanover county, with widespread outages along the coast of Pender County, as they were in the eastern eyewall. Total damage was at least 300 million dollars.

Hurricane Isaias came off the African coast as a tropical wave on July 23, 2020. It became Tropical Storm Isaias on July 30th, further strengthening to a hurricane on the 31st. After crossing the Bahamas, it weakened to a tropical storm. Isaias strengthened again to a hurricane as it approached the coast of North Carolina. Hurricane Isaias made landfall at Ocean Isle Beach as a strong Category 1 around 11 pm on August 3rd, with an 87 mph recorded gust. It pushed inland to Goldsboro NC, where it weakened and accelerated northward. ||The hurricane spawned seven tornadoes, ranging from EF-0 to EF-2. Most of the tornadoes occurred in Brunswick County.||Rainfall was heaviest along the coast of Georgetown County, topping out at nearly seven inches. Most areas along the coast of North and South Carolina received around three to four inches on average, with lesser amounts inland. The Wilmington ASOS reported a gust to 74 mph. Storm surge was significant in Brunswick County, where many docks were damage, and homes and businesses were inundated with three feet of water. Downtown Wilmington also received a record surge that came up the Cape Fear River. Over 80,000 residences lost power in New Hanover county, with widespread outages along the coast of Pender County, as they were in the eastern eyewall. Total damage was at least 300 million dollars.

Several upper level disturbances moved east across the Carolinas within a strongly unstable air mass with surface based CAPE values in excess of 3000 J/kg. The combination of wet downbursts and very moist antecedent soil conditions resulted in downed trees or power lines in several locations.