# Tropical Cyclone Isaias

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**Created:** [July 30, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-cyclone-isaias/916877 "2020-07-30T22:35:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-cyclone-isaias/916877/11 "2020-08-09T22:31:37Z")

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I missed this thread last week, but the OP made reference to it [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-as-in-beirut/917370/44). Anyway, here is my response, which included the impact of Isaias on Connecticut:

> [@“Mundane, Pointless”, as in Beirut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-as-in-beirut/917370/58):
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> The thread may have been a squib, but the storm was not, at least here in Connecticut. The center of the storm passed to the west of us, which is very unusual. (Hurricanes and tropical storms usually get pushed to the east by the prevailing winds before they hit us this far north.) Anyway, the storm track for Isaias put us on the windier side of the storm, which was made even worse due to the high speed of the storm itself as it raced north at 15-20 mph. The bottom line is that well over half …

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