Hurricane Isaac Live Blog

At 7:45 a.m., Hurricane Isaac officially made landfall in far southeastern Louisiana in Plaquemines Parish with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.

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Significant flooding threat continues across South Central and Southwest Mississippi and parts of NE Louisiana.

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/28/2012 6:50:36 PM
RT @accu_henry: Finding 100 mph winds on radar north of the center at 11k feet.

by AccuWeather.com via twitter 8/28/2012 6:51:28 PM
Clarion-Ledger reporter Alex McDaniel reports as Hurricane Isaac approaches the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

by Jennifer Narramore 8/28/2012 6:52:28 PM
Hurricane Isaac surface wind analysis wp.me

by HRD_AOML_NOAA via twitter 8/28/2012 7:03:52 PM
Inspecting 17th Street Canal pumps. p.twimg.com

by Gov. Bobby Jindal via twitter 8/28/2012 7:04:03 PM
Broward shelter taking in dogs from Mississippi due to #IsaacOn6 bit.ly

by nbc6 via twitter 8/28/2012 7:04:16 PM
#Isaac Hurricane Local Statement for San Angelo, TX: Issued at 1252 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 dlvr.it

by Harris County OHSEM via twitter 8/28/2012 7:04:21 PM
FEMA mobile communications units are in Alabama & Mississippi to support #Isaac response efforts of state/local emergency managers #MS #AL

by FEMA Region 4 via twitter 8/28/2012 7:08:08 PM
Coast Guard has shut down ports, mouth of Mississippi ahead of #Isaac

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/28/2012 7:09:00 PM
Surge flooding in Lynn Haven (near Panama City) via @wmbbnews on.fb.me #Isaac

by NWS Tallahassee via twitter 8/28/2012 7:09:12 PM
Flash flooding is occurring 5 miles west of Jupiter. Water on the roadway was pushing cars off the road.

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/28/2012 7:10:08 PM
Wind gusts are now near 60 miles per hour at the mouth of the Mississippi.

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/28/2012 7:12:00 PM
Via NWS Chat: Winds sustained to 50 mph with gusts to 70 mph in Buras, LA (far southeastern near mouth of Miss. River). #Isaac

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/28/2012 8:01:50 PM
BREAKING: Louisiana Offshore Oil Port now indicating wind gusts to 90 miles per hour.

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/28/2012 8:02:08 PM
Hurricane #Isaac's approach causes Plaquemine Parish power outages and curfew - ow.ly #nolalights

by NOLA.com via twitter 8/28/2012 8:02:40 PM
Buras, Louisiana: 50 mile per hour sustained winds with gusts to 70 mph.

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/28/2012 8:03:00 PM
From @NewOrleansLady3 at 2:20pm in Gretna: p.twimg.com

by WWL-TV via twitter 8/28/2012 8:03:24 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY...

AT 402 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO TRACK A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUTNAM HALL TO PALATKA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MELROSE TO PALATKA...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CARRAWAY...ORANGE MILLS...PUTNAM HALL...FLORAHOME AND BOSTWICK.

by Jennifer Narramore 8/28/2012 8:04:48 PM
15 @GeorgiaPower trucks left from Savannah, headed to Gulf Coast to help with, along with convoys leaving from Atlanta & Macon #Isaac

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/28/2012 8:05:59 PM
Electric service interrupted to Dauphin Island after an unmanned sailboat came in contact with a power line near the Dauphin Island bridge.

by Wes Wyatt via twitter 8/28/2012 8:06:36 PM
Grand Isle is already seeing major effects from #Isaac. Pics taken by Fire Chief Aubrey Chaisson. p.twimg.com

by WWL-TV via twitter 8/28/2012 8:07:18 PM
Corps of Engineers closes Seabrook Floodgate Complex for the first time for storm event. #Issac #USACE

by ChrisFinchFOX8 via twitter 8/28/2012 8:08:04 PM
#Isaac appears on #NOAA NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge Doppler radar yfrog.com

by noaa via twitter 8/28/2012 8:08:24 PM
#Isaac rainfall is significant concern - Here is the rainfall forecast thru Sat. from #NOAA Nat'l Weather Service 1.usa.gov

by noaa via twitter 8/28/2012 8:10:12 PM
The @MSEMA announced today the 2-1-1 hotline is open provide general information to Mississippians affected by Hurricane Isaac

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/28/2012 8:11:14 PM
Expect significant rainfall according to #NOAA NWS Hydrometerological Prediction Ctr 5-day rain forcast for #Isaac 1.usa.gov

by noaa via twitter 8/28/2012 8:11:51 PM
T'storms containing damaging winds moving rapidly northward through Clay, St. John's, and southern Duval counties. #flwx #jaxwx #jaxready

by NWS Jacksonville via twitter 8/28/2012 8:11:52 PM
Tropical Storm Isaac NEW ORLEANS t.co 16

by hardware_4 via twitter 8/28/2012 8:12:04 PM
School Closings for #Isaac on Tuesday & Wednesday from @WLBT TV in Jackson, MS wxch.nl

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/28/2012 8:12:38 PM
WATCH LIVE: We are streaming the Governor's news conference live on WLBT.com now: t.co

by WLBT via twitter 8/28/2012 8:13:52 PM
La: From KATC's Erin Steuber: Sandbag centers across Lafayette will be open until sand runs out or it starts raining.... fb.me

by KATCTV3 via twitter edited by Sally-The Storm Report 8/28/2012 8:41:36 PM
No worries - new T.D. 11 is over the central Atlantic and is forecast to curve north well east of Bermuda, staying over open water.

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/28/2012 8:43:43 PM
Hurricane Isaac: 4 PM CT, 80 mph winds, Cat 1, 975 mb, moving NW at 8 mph. wxch.nl

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/28/2012 8:44:23 PM
From NWS Mobile, AL: Flash Flood Watch now in effect through late Wednesday night for all of SE Mississippi and portions of SW Alabama and the W. FL Panhandle. Squalls from Isaac could produce widespread rainfall amounts from 6-10 inches.

by Jennifer Narramore 8/28/2012 8:44:36 PM
RT @NHC_Atlantic: Hurricane #Isaac advisory 31 issued. #Isaac getting better organized as it nears southeastern louisiana t.co ...

by noaa via twitter 8/28/2012 8:47:57 PM
RT @HRD_AOML_NOAA: #NOAA42 here, flying at 10,000 ft, heading west. We plan to circumnavigate Lake Ponchartrain as part of our flight pa ...

by noaa via twitter 8/28/2012 8:48:20 PM
Latest Advisory Information from the NHC: 8/28/12 - 5pm EDT

ISAAC STRENGTHENS A BIT / NEARING SE LOUISIANA

- Location...28.7N 89.2W or 105 miles SSE of New Orleans, LA
- Max sustained winds: 80mph
- Present movement: NW at 8 mph
- Pressure: 975 MB

by Jennifer Narramore 8/28/2012 8:49:28 PM
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles mainly to the northeast and east of the center.

by Jennifer Narramore 8/28/2012 8:50:44 PM
Check out this high speed imagery from #NOAA GOES-14 satellite, #Isaac thru Aug.27 1.usa.gov

by noaa via twitter 8/28/2012 8:51:08 PM
WXXV FOX 25 Back Bay Biloxi end of Oak St

by Sally-The Storm Report 8/28/2012 8:51:48 PM
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 185 miles from the center. NOAA Buoy 42040 located east of the Mouth of the Mississippi River recently measured sustained winds of 63mph and a gust to 83mph.

by Jennifer Narramore 8/28/2012 8:52:08 PM
STORM SURGE...THE COMBINATION OF A STORM SURGE AND THE TIDE WILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY RISING WATERS. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND IF THE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...

* MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...6 TO 12 FT
* ALABAMA...4 TO 8 FT
* SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA...3 TO 6 FT
* FLORIDA PANHANDLE...3 TO 6 FT
* APALACHEE BAY...2 TO 4 FT
* REMAINDER OF FLORIDA WEST COAST...1 TO 3 FT

by Jennifer Narramore 8/28/2012 8:52:36 PM
Entergy reporting 129,045 without power in Louisiana #Isaac #LAwx

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 12:48:50 AM
La: BREAKING: The Causeway is closed.

by WWL-TV via twitter edited by Sally-The Storm Report 8/29/2012 12:53:38 AM
La: CURFEW REMINDER: Parishwide curfew beginning tonight at 8:00 pm until 6:00 am tomorrow morning. Violators will be... fb.me

by tohsep via twitter edited by Sally-The Storm Report 8/29/2012 12:54:47 AM