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.

3rd & 7 37yd

Mandatory evac. order from Venice, north to the Oakville floodgate in Plaquemines bcs water expected to rise & "exceed height of levees."

by MRodriguezWWL via twitter 8/29/2012 4:01:47 PM
Shelter at YMCA in Belle Chasse will open at noon for new mandatory evacuation on west bank of Plaquemines Parish. #Isaac

by MRodriguezWWL via twitter 8/29/2012 4:03:08 PM
@twc_hurricane Dog River off of Mobile Bay at 7:30am today p.twimg.com

by MarthaMcNeil via twitter 8/29/2012 4:04:32 PM
School buses going through neighborhoods in Plaquemines Parish, LA to pick up people #Isaac #LAwx

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 4:06:57 PM
Latest Advisory Information from the NHC: 8/29/12 - 12PM EDT

HEAVY SQUALLS LASHING NEW ORLEANS AND THE MS COAST

- Location...29.6N 90.7W or 1 miles SE of Houma, LA
- Max sustained winds: 75mph
- Present movement: NW at 6 mph
- Pressure: 972 MB

by Jennifer Narramore 8/29/2012 4:07:37 PM
Plaquemines officials say new models show water could start to rise this afternoon along the back levees on the west bank. #Isaac

by MRodriguezWWL via twitter 8/29/2012 4:08:24 PM
Thousands of small jelly fish have washed ashore along the beaches of Gulf Shores due to Hurricane Isaac. #fb p.twimg.com

by Alabama News Network via twitter 8/29/2012 4:08:40 PM
11am CT update from the Mobile area - power restored for 4,500 customers since 5 this morning: alpwr.co

by Alabama Power via twitter edited by Jennifer Narramore 8/29/2012 4:09:10 PM
Lafayette Parish including all municipalities will be under a curfew beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday and until 6... fb.me

by KLFY via twitter 8/29/2012 4:09:52 PM
WXXV FOX 25 - North of Ocean Springs, MS

by Jennifer Narramore 8/29/2012 4:11:52 PM
Trucks after truck is bringing in sandbags to stop the flooding in Lafitte. (via @KHOUTiffanyC) yfrog.com

by WWL-TV via twitter 8/29/2012 4:15:11 PM
BREAKING: Dusk to dawn curfew in effect for the all Jefferson Parish, including the cities of Kenner, Gretna, Harahan, Westwego and Lafitte.

by wdsu via twitter 8/29/2012 4:17:40 PM
RT @bbutler75: @cfordwtva long beach pier p.twimg.com

by cfordwtva via twitter 8/29/2012 4:19:02 PM
#Breaking Plaquemines Parish is sending school buses into neighborhoods for those needing pickup in new evacuation zone on west bank. #Isaac

by MRodriguezWWL via twitter 8/29/2012 4:19:15 PM
RT @JMLeblanc23: @NOLAnews this was taken from a three story Braithewaite home. p.twimg.com

by NWS Houston via twitter 8/29/2012 5:21:10 PM
591,000 customers without power in Louisiana, out of 1.2 million total customers; repair crews cannot go out until winds decrease - @WWLTV

by Breaking News Storm via twitter 8/29/2012 5:21:15 PM
RT @governorbentley: "I've offered state resources to @BobbyJindal & @PhilBryantMS. Gulf Coast states are weathering this storm together."

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 5:21:30 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DIAMONDHEAD...BAY ST. LOUIS...
WESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
PEARL RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF POPLARVILLE...

* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT

* AT 1213 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LYMAN...OR NEAR LONG BEACH...MOVING NORTHWEST AT
55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KILN
AND MCNEIL

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/29/2012 5:21:32 PM
#Tornado reported by spotters near Long Beach, MS. Alert/radar: wxch.nl #Isaac

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 5:21:45 PM
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...

BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND AFFECTING MOBILE COUNTY.

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER.

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/29/2012 5:22:07 PM
#NOAA National Hurricane Center says thanks to US Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunters for flying 34 missions into #Isaac

by noaa via twitter 8/29/2012 5:22:13 PM
Jindal is live @WAFB - we may see 12-16 inches of rain & as much as 20 in places. Wind gusts throughout the day. www.wafb.com #isaac

by WAFB via twitter 8/29/2012 5:23:35 PM
RT @TulaneNews: University personnel are cleaning up central buildings, readying them to reopen later today. emergency.tulane.edu

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 5:23:39 PM
Jindal - Plaquemines officials considering intentionally breaching levee to stop overtopping. #HurricaneIsaac

by WBRZ via twitter 8/29/2012 5:23:48 PM
La. Gov. Bobby Jindal: Nat'l Guard on-site in Plaquemines Parish to rescue up to 40 people on East Bank. #Isaac

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 5:24:30 PM
Winds now gusting to 61 miles per hour in Gulfport, MS

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/29/2012 5:26:03 PM
Jindal: Natl Guard has 8,200 service members on hand to help with relief efforts

by WWLAMFM via twitter 8/29/2012 5:29:43 PM
Photo from @paul_goodloe of flooding in Biloxi, MS. US 90 exit off of I-110 ow.ly #Isaac #MSwx

by Hurricane Central via twitter 8/29/2012 5:32:00 PM
Jindal: State Police may have to relocate Troop L in Mandeville because of power interruptions

by WWLAMFM via twitter 8/29/2012 5:32:31 PM
Gov Jindal: 4,130 evacuees in shelters across the state. #isaac @WBRZ

by MikeSteeleWBRZ via twitter 8/29/2012 5:34:03 PM
All key structures on the westbank are now closed.

by TeamNewOrleans via twitter 8/29/2012 5:34:44 PM
Waters reportedly beginning to rise on the southern end of LA Hwy 665 in Pointe aux Chenes as well as the... fb.me

by tohsep via twitter 8/29/2012 5:35:51 PM
Jindal: 21 nursing homes are sheltered in place and on generator power

by WWLAMFM via twitter 8/29/2012 5:36:27 PM
RT @jeffamy: @WLOX reports a tornado spotted in north end of Long Beach by trained weather spotter. #Isaac

by jeffreybhess via twitter 8/29/2012 5:37:27 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1232 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE...OR 9 MILES
EAST OF MCLAIN...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCLAIN... BEAUMONT...

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/29/2012 5:37:39 PM
Jindal: 22 hospitals are on generator power.. DHH ensures they have adequate fuel

by WWLAMFM via twitter 8/29/2012 5:38:07 PM
Center of Isaac is about to cross very near to Baton Rouge.

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/29/2012 5:38:35 PM
@twc_hurricane #isaacpix via.me

by 99Beckie via twitter 8/29/2012 6:27:00 PM
Tallahassee: Power restored to Killearn n'hood as of 2:24 pm. Cause was limb on line.

by COTNews via twitter edited by Jennifer Narramore 8/29/2012 6:33:22 PM
From a viewer: "the MYRTLES Subdivison on Hw 51 -- Lake Side -- water in houses across street" in St John parish near LaPlace

by Laura Buchtel ☔️ via twitter 8/29/2012 6:33:59 PM
ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE: LA Hwy 56 (Little Caillou Rd.) is impassable for 1 mi. southward from Boudreaux Canal.

by tohsep via twitter 8/29/2012 6:34:27 PM
Reports of houses flooding with up to 3ft of water in LaPlace. Impassible roads in Gulfport area. Heavy rain a BIG concern next 24 hours.

by NWS New Orleans via twitter 8/29/2012 6:35:39 PM
Two exit signs torn off poles on I-10 east at the downside of the highrise are blocking two lanes at the Dowman Road exit. Watch out!!!

by Ashley Rodrigue via twitter 8/29/2012 6:35:55 PM
A plastic covered sand levee protects Middendorf's Restaurant from Isaac's storm surge in Pass Manchac. p.twimg.com

by Bill Capo via twitter 8/29/2012 6:36:09 PM
Tornado damage is now being reported in Gulfport, Mississippi in the Orange Grove area. Structural damage.... more details forthcoming.

by Dan Holiday - The Storm Report 8/29/2012 6:45:59 PM