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Millions left in the dark and historic floods: Isaias by the numbers

The storm was particularly destructive as it spun northward at a high rate of speed, maintaining much of its ferocity

August 5, 2020 at 12:47 p.m. EDT

After battering the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, Hurricane Isaias has bolted into Canada and is no longer a tropical storm. But it left a major mark in its wake. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 2.5 million customers were still without power from North Carolina to Maine.

As it charged up the East Coast, Isaias unleashed widespread winds of greater than 60 mph along the coast, bringing down thousands of trees. The zone from New Jersey to Connecticut, including New York City, was hardest hit with numerous wind gusts clocking above 70 mph.