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Isaias's remnants approach DC: More rain expected, with some severe storm risk
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Key Points:
- Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Florida's western panhandle as a Category 2 storm and has since weakened to a post-tropical storm moving north and east across the eastern U.S., bringing rain through the weekend.
- The Washington, DC area is expected to receive 1 to 3 inches of rain starting Saturday night through Sunday, with the heaviest and most frequent rain occurring between early Sunday morning and midday.
- There is a low but increasing risk of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes Sunday afternoon and evening, particularly south and southeast of DC, with the National Weather Service issuing a Level 1 risk locally and Level 2 risk in parts of Southern Maryland and Virginia’s Northern Neck.
- Winds in the DC region are expected to be breezy with gusts of 20 to 35 mph, but damaging winds are unlikely unless severe thunderstorms develop.
- Flooding is not anticipated to be widespread due to dry ground and gradual rainfall, though isolated flooding may occur in poor drainage areas and near streams with heavier rain.
