ORLANDO, Fla. – Slowly but surely, Tropical Storm Isaias is continuing on its path toward Florida.Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and weakened to a tropical storm as it churned toward the Florida coast, where it still threatened to complicate efforts to contain the coronavirus in a hot spot.The latest update from the National Hurricane Center, issued around 2 a.m.
Sunday, showed Isaias about 70 miles east southeast of Fort Lauderdale and about 90 miles southeast of West Palm Beach, moving only a few miles closer to South Florida since the agency’s last advisory.
The storm was packing 70 mph winds maintaining its tropical storm status. Isaias slowed down slightly, moving northwest at 8.