EF1 tornado in Beaufort County, North Carolina

A tornado associated with Hurricane Isaias formed just offshore over

the Pamlico River, and then moved over a small waterfront community off

of Rest Haven Road east of Bayview. The tornado snapped, twisted, or

uprooted numerous trees, the majority of them were pine trees. Several trees fell

partially on homes which caused damage to a few roofs, walls, and

vehicles. The tornado then continued northward, downing or snapping

several trees along Rest Haven Road. Then as the tornado reached NC 99,

several more trees were seriously damaged, snapped, or uprooted in the

vicinity of a few homes. There was also minor damage to a manufactured

home and a small shed had its roof blown off. After passing north of NC

99, the tornado continued to cause damage to the tops of several more

trees before dissipating in a large field.

Hurricane Isaias originated from a vigorous tropical wave off the coast of Africa that was first identified by the National Hurricane Center on July 23, 2020. The tropical wave gradually became more organized, and became Tropical Storm Isaias on July 30. Isaias marked the earliest ninth named storm on record, surpassing 2005's Hurricane Irene by eight days. Isaias strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane the next day, reaching a peak intensity of 85 mph. On August 1, the storm made landfall on North Andros, Bahamas and subsequently weakened to a tropical storm before paralleling the east coast of Florida and Georgia. As it approached the Carolina coastline, it re-intensified to a hurricane shortly before making landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, at 11:10 PM EDT on August 3 as a Category 1 hurricane, and proceeded to accelerate up the East Coast of the United States. Across eastern North Carolina, Isaias produced tropical storm force winds, pockets of heavy rainfall, minor storm surge and tornadoes.