PHOTOS: Hurricane Isaias arrives in Southeastern North Carolina

Lindsey Decker and Cassie Cloutier check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Don Jordanais looks over a hole in his roof after an oak tree feel on it when a possible tornado came through River Croft Estates off 133 in Leland, N.C. Hurricane Isaias is moving into the North Carolina Coast Monday night Aug. 3, 2020 bring heavy rains and high winds to the area. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Don Jordanais works to put a tarp over a hole in his roof after an oak tree feel on it when a possible tornado came through River Croft Estates off 133 in Leland, N.C. Hurricane Isaias is moving into the North Carolina Coast Monday night Aug. 3, 2020 bring heavy rains and high winds to the area. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

A rabbit runs for shelter at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Don Jordanais and Tony McMahon fold a tarp to put over a hole in his roof after an oak tree feel on it when a possible tornado came through River Croft Estates off 133 in Leland, N.C. Hurricane Isaias is moving into the North Carolina Coast Monday night Aug. 3, 2020 bring heavy rains and high winds to the area. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Heavy rains and winds come down in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves into the area Monday night Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- are being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Heavy rains and winds come down in Leland, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves into the area Monday night Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- are being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Heavy rains and winds come down in Leland, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves into the area Monday night Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- are being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore eats takeout from Bento Box between live appearances Monday evening from Wrightsville Beach. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Lee Grossman, owner of the Bento Box, brings Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore a snack in between his live appearances Monday evening at Wrightsville Beach in advance of the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaias.. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Workers board up Picasso Pawn in Wilmington, N.C. as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Electric crews stage up in the parking lot of Legion Stadium in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Trey Bledsoe, Michael Bledsoe Jr. and Patricio Dominguez load sand bags for sale off Front Street just before the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Electric crews stage up in the parking lot of Legion Stadium in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore was live from just behind the Holiday Inn Sunspree in Wrightsville Beach on Monday evening as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Isaias made their way through the area. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore was live from just behind the Holiday Inn Sunspree in Wrightsville Beach on Monday evening as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Isaias made their way through the area. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Electric crews stage up in the parking lot of Legion Stadium in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Trey Bledsoe, Michael Bledsoe Jr. and Patricio Dominguez load sand bags for sale off Front Street just before the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore was live from just behind the Holiday Inn Sunspree in Wrightsville Beach on Monday evening as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Isaias made their way through the area. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore was live from just behind the Holiday Inn Sunspree in Wrightsville Beach on Monday evening as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Isaias made their way through the area. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Trey Bledsoe, Michael Bledsoe Jr. and Patricio Dominguez load sand bags for sale off Front Street just before the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Early morning beachgoers walk along the shore at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Beachgoers check out the waves at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Trey Bledsoe, Michael Bledsoe Jr. and Patricio Dominguez load sand bags for sale off Front Street just before the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Patricio Dominguez ties up sand bags for sale off Front Street just before the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

News crews report on the storm at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. near Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday night. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Crews stop and talk with each other as the patrol along the shore at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Early morning beachgoers work on building a sand sculpture at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Traffic travels down 74/76 in Leland, N.C. as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Boaters pull their boats from the water at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Early morning beachgoers walk along the shore at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. as Tropical Storm Isaias moves towards North Carolina Monday Aug. 3, 2020. Impacts from the storm -- including heavy surf, increased risk of rip currents and potentially gusty winds and heavy rains -- will likely start being felt along coastal areas Monday afternoon. Officials are still unsure if the storm will make landfall in Southeastern North Carolina. But even if it remains offshore, residents are advised to start preparing now, review their evacuation plans, secure loose items outside and monitor the storm's progress as it marches up the Eastern Seaboard. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Lee Grossman, owner of the Bento Box, brings Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore a snack in between his live appearances Monday evening at Wrightsville Beach in advance of the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaias. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]