Isaias leaves Florida with little damage, beach erosion

Tropical Storm Isaias avoided making landfall over the Florida peninsula this weekend, but not before churning up the surf and leaving some erosion along our beaches along the Atlantic coast.

The National Weather Service office in Melbourne reports Isaias’ impact on the Florida mainland was minimal. Meteorologist John Pendergrast spoke to WDBO about the damage reports.

“Along the Brevard County coast, there was some minor beach erosion during the tide cycles. We had a high lunar cycle as well, coupled in with this storm, so that’s what kind of aggravated the problem a little bit at some of the beaches, said Pendergrast.

On Monday morning, Isaias was about 100 miles off the coast of Jacksonville headed toward a landfall over the coastal Carolinas.

Pendergrast says as Isaias moves further away from central Florida, we should settle back into our normal Summertime weather pattern.

“The winds are going to improve during the course of the morning, especially north of the metro Orlando area along the coast of Volusia County.

The National Hurricane Center continues to track Isaias as it approaches the Carolinas. The storm is expected to reach hurricane strength later on Monday.

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