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Before and After Images of Tropical Storm Isaias in North Carolina | The Weather Channel
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Before and after images show the destruction Tropical Storm Isaias brought to North Carolina beach towns on Tuesday.

Drone and satellite images show scenes of boats knocked off their moorings at Southport Marina in Southport, North Carolina, as well as sand-strewn and flooded roads in Oak Island, North Carolina. Paired with images from Google Street View from before the storm, the differences are striking.

(MORE: Isaias Spawns Deadly Tornado, Burns Homes in North Carolina, Knocks Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands)

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The storm made landfall late Monday night at the South Carolina-North Carolina border as a Category 1 hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. At least 17 people had to be rescued from Oak Island as homes flooded.

Click through the slideshow above to see images of how the storm affected the North Carolina coast.

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Philadelphia firefighters drive through a flooded neighborhood during Tropical Storm Isaias, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Philadelphia. The storm spawned tornadoes and dumped rain during an inland march up the U.S. East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane along the North Carolina coast. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)


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