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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#Isaac Let friends/family know you're OK by sending a text or updating your social networks. Limit voice calls to emergencies only.by femainfocus via twitter 8/29/2012 12:56:12 AM -
RT @wvuefox8: Breaking news: The Causeway Bridge is closed in both directions. #Isaac #LAwxby Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 12:56:20 AM -
Mississippi River at new Orleans rising rapidly, now up to 7.2 ft #Isaacby First Coast News via twitter 8/29/2012 12:57:28 AM -
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RT @NHC_Atlantic: Hurricane #Isaac Intermediate advisory 31B issued. go.usa.govby noaa via twitter 8/29/2012 1:00:29 AM -
RT @fema: #Isaac Let friends/family know you're OK by sending a text or updating your social networks. Limit voice calls to emergencies ...by noaa via twitter 8/29/2012 1:00:46 AM
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The 8pm CT #Isaac advisory shows due west motion since 7pm, but overall the official motion is northwest (315 degrees azimuth).by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 1:01:20 AM
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The 7pm wx balloon data from New Orleans is in. Atmosphere saturated all the way up to 20,000 feet - ripe for extreme rainfall. #Isaacby Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 1:03:41 AM
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DOW radars on 16ft levees near Port Sulphur report water is 2ft from top of levees - that's a 14ft storm surge. #Isaacby Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 1:05:46 AM
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HURRICANE ISAAC INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 31B 9PM EASTERN
LOCATION...29.0N 89.6W
ABOUT 30 MI...WSW OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OR
ABOUT 75 MI...SSE OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW 8 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES -
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* EAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...
INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...AND LAKE
MAUREPAS
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* INTRACOASTAL CITY TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER TO DESTIN FLORIDA
* MORGAN CITY TO CAMERON LOUISIANA
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO JUST WEST OF CAMERON LOUISIANA -
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MS Power: 2,500 without power in Mississippi #Isaac #MSwxby Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 1:08:55 AM
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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 -
RAINFALL...ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
7 TO 14 INCHES...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20
INCHES...OVER MUCH OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN
ALABAMA...AND THE EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THESE RAINS
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Galliano, LA as of 7:55pm CDT: sustained 53 mph, gusting 71 mph. Well into tropical storm conditions and getting worse. #Isaacby Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 1:10:45 AM
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STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...SARASOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN MANATEE AND WESTERN LEE COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM PORT CHARLOTTE TO BURNT STORE MARINA TO FORT MYERS
VILLAS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PORT CHARLOTTE TO 10 MILES
NORTH OF CAPE CORAL TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT MYERS BEACH...MOVING
NORTH AT 35 MPH...WILL AFFECT NORTH PORT...WARM MINERAL SPRINGS...
PORT CHARLOTTE AND GULF COVE...UNTIL 1145 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY
RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER
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Entergy reports over 241,000 customers without power in the New Orleans metro area. #Isaacby Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 3:55:40 AM
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Yikes scary shot https://twitter.com/reedtimmerTVN/status/240654878463111168/photo/1
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RT @pnj Waves crash into the Navarre Beach Pier. Photo by Ben Twingley. #Isaac #pnjstorm p.twimg.com
by NWS Mobile via twitter 8/29/2012 3:57:49 AM -
MT @nikkibama Scene on the causeway in #MobileAL! #alwx twitpic.com
by NWS Mobile via twitter 8/29/2012 3:58:21 AM -
Navarre Beach Pier earlier today (via Abe Mehri on Facebook) p.twimg.com
by NWS Mobile via twitter 8/29/2012 3:58:53 AM -
Wave heights approached 20 ft at NDBC Buoy 42012 earlier - Orange Beach, AL Buoy. p.twimg.com
by NWS Mobile via twitter 8/29/2012 4:00:52 AM -
Latest NOAA recon plane found a min. central pressure of 966mb inside #Isaac at 10:35pm CDT, the lowest pressure yet.by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 4:03:25 AM
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Latest storm surge levels: Shell Beach LA 11.0 ft; Waveland MS 6.9 ft; Dauphin Island AL 3.5 ft; Pensacola FL 3.0 ft. #Isaacby Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 4:08:49 AM
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A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...ST. TAMMANY...ASCENSION...LIVINGSTON...ASSUMPTION...
ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...UPPER LAFOURCHE...ST.
CHARLES...UPPER JEFFERSON...ORLEANS...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER
ST. BERNARD...UPPER TERREBONNE...LOWER TERREBONNE...LOWER
LAFOURCHE...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
BERNARD...NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...PEARL
RIVER...HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON. -
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Just passed Utility Crews heading south from Jackson, MS to support restoration operations due to Hurricane #Isaac p.twimg.com
by Brock Long via twitter 8/29/2012 12:10:56 PM -
Hurricane #Isaac continues to linger along the Louisiana coast. Watches and warnings remain east of High Island, TX. #hounews #houwxby Harris County OHSEM via twitter 8/29/2012 12:10:58 PM
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Local #Isaac Impcats: Sustained winds of 15-20mph are forecast with isolated gusts of 25-30mph. www.srh.noaa.gov #hounews #houwxby Harris County OHSEM via twitter 8/29/2012 12:12:29 PM
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Harrison County has extended curfew until 9am this morning...may be extended.by WXXV25 via twitter 8/29/2012 12:14:52 PM -
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RT @NOAASatellites: #Hurricane #ISAAC from GOES-East satellite (today's imagery loop): go.usa.govby noaa via twitter 8/29/2012 12:16:21 PM
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