... Hurricane Isabel … People watch from the boardwalk at Rehobeth Beach, Del., during high tide as Hurricane Isabel begins to whip through southern Delaware shoreline, Sept. 18, 2003. Delaware Hurricane Isabel (DR-1494) תקופת התקרית: September 18, 2003 - September 29, 2003 Major Disaster Declaration הוכרז על September 20, 2003 University of Delaware associate professor Arthur Trembanis explains why hurricanes tend to veer away from the Delmarva Peninsula. Delaware Hurricane Isabel (DR-1494-DE) Incident Period: September 18, 2003 - September 29, 2003 Declaration Date: September 20, 2003 Financial Assistance. Hurricane Isabel was a classic Cape Verde storm that rapidly intensified into a Category Five Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale before making landfall as a Category Two Hurricane along the Outer Banks of North Carolina in September , 2003 ... Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Isabel Hughes Doyle Rice. People watch from the boardwalk at Rehobeth Beach, Del., during high tide as a tropical storm warning remains in effect north of chincoteague to moriches inlet new york...including delaware bay. Individual Assistance Amount; Total Housing Assistance (HA) - Dollars Approved: $1,015,627.62: Hurricane Isabel formed on September 6, 2003, in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and reached recorded peak winds of 165 mph (265 km/h) on September 11. Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware Effects of hurricane Isabel in Washington resulted in one of only thirteen statements by the President a disaster for the state of Delaware. a hurricane warning remains in effect from cape fear north carolina to chincoteague virginia...including pamlico and albemarle sounds... and the chesapeake bay south of smith point. Tornadoes could also threaten parts of the Mid-South and Tennessee Valley on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. 3-7 Newport / Morehead City, NC, NWO Hurricane Isabel Rainfall Estimate 3-17 3-8 Wakefield, VA, WFO Hurricane Isabel Total Rainfall Estimates 3-18 3-9 Sterling, VA, WFO Hurricane Isabel Total Rainfall Estimates 3-19 5-1 Meeting with Local Emergency Management and … The effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware were compounded by flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Henri days before and resulted in a presidential disaster declaration for the U.S. state. Hurricane Isabel was the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Mitch, and the deadliest, costliest, and most intense hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.The ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Isabel formed near the Cape Verde Islands from a tropical wave on September 6, in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Delaware may see rain, wind from Hurricane Laura this weekend. Send story tips or ideas to Isabel Hughes at ihughes@delawareonline.com or 302 …