Weakened tropical storm Isaias lashes coronavirus-hit Florida's east coast

Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida's east coast on Sunday while officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus kept a close watch on the weakened tropical storm.

Isaias was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon, but was still expected to bring heavy rain and flooding as it crawled just off Florida's Atlantic coast.

Don't be fooled by the downgrade, Florida Gov Ron DeSantis warned at a news conference after the storm pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs spent hours roughing up the Bahamas.

Upper-level winds took much of the strength out of Isaias, said Stacy Stewart, senior