A ferry loaded with supplies approaches the dock in Hatteras Village, N.C. The ferry is the life line of the village after Hurricane Isabel cut a new inlet isolating it from the rest of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Photo by AP
The East Coast's recovery from Isabel was dealt a setback Tuesday by another round of storms that caused renewed flooding, flattened trees that had withstood the hurricane and knocked out power to thousands of customers, some for the second time. Severe storms, including at least one tornado, buffeted the area around Richmond with winds up to 100 mph, the weather service said. "Isabel was gravy compared to this guy," Richmond resident James Whitaker said. "We went down and got in the closet downstairs and stayed in it." A mobile home about 40 miles west of Richmond was shredded after it was tossed about 25 feet. No serious injuries were reported from the twister, part of a weather system that also caused damage in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Isabel was blamed for at least 38 deaths, 23 of them in Virginia.