Tropical storm Isaias leaves four dead and sends tornadoes spinning into New England
The storm is expected to continue north and will cross into Canada early Wednesday
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Four people are dead after Tropical Storm Isaias made landfall and strengthened to a category one Hurricane on Tuesday.
The deadly storm has spawned tornadoes and left communities without power as it surges up the US East Coast, killing individuals in New York, Maryland and North Carolina according to The Associated Press.
Since making landfall, the storm has sustained top winds of 65 mph (105 kph) and has caused dangerous flooding around Philadelphia and along other parts of Interstate 95.
The National Hurricane Center warned that high winds could possibly generate more tornadoes across New England, where sustained winds between 52 (84 kph) and 61 mph (98 kph) were recorded.
More than 2.2m people across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut lost power Tuesday, and flash floods were reported across Pennsylvania, including in and around Philadelphia.
The storm is expected to continue moving north through the northern New England states before crossing over into Canada in the early hours of Wednesday.
Catch up on events as they happened
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Storm Isaias as it bears along down the US East Coast.
Four people have been killed as Storm Isaias sweeps up the eastern coast of the United States, the Associated Press reports.
Two people lost their lives after a tornado demolished a number of mobile homes in Windsor, North Carolina. Several other people reported missing were later found. About 12 were taken to hospital.
A man was killed when a tree fell on his car in the Briarwood neighbourhood of Queens, New York City. A woman was also killed by a tree falling on to her car in Mechanicsville, Maryland.
Video appears to show a tornado caused by Isaias on Cape May, New Jersey:
Video shows cars flipped in a hospital parking lot from tornadoes generated by the hurricane in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
The National Hurricane Center advised that the threat of tornadoes will spread north across the southern and central portions of New England. A storm monitor reported high winds across the region.
Reports from New York City and New Jersey show blue skies after Isaias passes, but strong winds remain.
Flash flooding on a street in Pennsylvania resulting from the hurricane.
Millions are without power as Hurricane Isaias works its way up the US East Coast
The NOAA expects the storm to continue north through New England and into Canada by early morning Wednesday.
New Jersey reporter shows how quickly weather can change under hurricane conditions
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