Tracking Isaac: Here’s the Latest on the Tropical Storm
- Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:39pm by
Erica Ritz
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Clouds darken downtown Miami as Tropical Storm Isaac moves in. (Photo: AP)
(The Blaze/AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it may become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Isaac is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast by Tuesday or Wednesday – the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. That storm caused disastrous flooding all along the coast. A hurricane hasn’t hit the Gulf Coast since Ike in 2008.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Party officials are trying to cram four days of convention events and festivities into three as Isaac approaches. The storm is not expected to directly hit Tampa, but those in attendance – and especially those protesting outside – can expect to get wet.
CBS has more:
DAMAGE
Most of the damage down by Isaac so far has been in the Caribbean. At least seven people were killed by flooding in Haiti, including in tent cities filled with earthquake victims, and two others in the Dominican Republic. Isaac scraped Cuba, downing power lines and trees. As of early Sunday afternoon, the storm was just beginning to hit the Florida Keys and had done little damage aside from scattered power outages.
Waves batter Havana's seafront on August 26, 2012, following the passage of tropical storm Isaac. (Photo: Getty Images)
WHERE WILL IT HIT?
On Sunday afternoon, Isaac is expected to pass over the Florida Keys. From there, it will hit somewhere along the northern Gulf Coast.
Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center have warned that right now, it’s extremely difficult to determine exactly where on the Gulf Coast Isaac will make a direct hit. But it is expected to gain significant strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and is likely to become at least a Category 2 storm. And it is a massive system: Tropical storm conditions extend as far as 200 miles from the center, meaning even communities not in the direct path could get a lashing.
Andrew Marino (L) and Colby Collier wheel a cart of sandbags back to their homes ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac August 26, 2012 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Edward Linsmier/Getty Images)
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal have both declared a state of emergency in their respective states
National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb reportedly told Bryant on a conference call that forecasters expect Isaac to strengthen into a hurricane, driving a storm tide of 6-12 feet into coastal estuaries.
Oren Eshel boards a storefront in Key West, Fla. in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac. (Photo: AP)
“We are just on high alert. I know the anxiety level is high,” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu remarked. “The storm is somewhat uncertain. Out of an abundance of caution we will begin to take these precautions as quickly as we can.”
However, he assures that the city will be able to handle a crisis much better than it did back in 2005.
“We are much, much better prepared structurally than before,” he assured, adding, “If you are called upon, you should leave.”
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Comments (46)
joesn38
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 11:13amLooters R US is hiring inn Louisana
Report Post »RayOne
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 10:11amIsaac has entered the Gulf like a Russian attack submarine.
Report Post »Katrina is remembered.
Watson
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 12:58amAll the refineries on the gulf coast may have to shutdown and all the rigs in the gulf will be evacuated.. Just think where we would be with out all the Frac wells and oil production on Private property in Texas,Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma,and the Dakota’s? Gasoline would be $10.00 a gallon and Obama would be Happy and smiling…
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 12:11amWill be prayin’ for you–those in FL and surrounding areas!
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 11:06pm…
Report Post »Hope it rains just hard enough to keep away the protestors.
WeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges12
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:37pmIt looks like the prayers of Liberty are being answered for a storm to rain on the Progressive-Republican parade in Florida.
Report Post »(Don’t vote for the Obama-Romney ticket — you’ll get the same thing.)
Freedombeliever
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:04pmPrayers going out to all in the path of this storm. May The Lord be with you.
Report Post »watersRpeople
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:44pmThe seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I think coincidence is for the most part God’s way of staying anonymous. The strangest thing happened the other day. I went Four-wheeling in the Mountains, but on the way I stopped to get gas, and it just so happens that I chose pump number 7. Now I didn’t think about any of this until the end of the day. Then later in the day when I left the mountains I filled up at a different gas station, and I stopped at pump 7. Then I made one last stop before I got home at Burger King, and the ticket number was 7. To me that’s just kind of odd.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:52pmWe finally managed to clear all of the people out of Katrina’s way and they moved back? You gotta be kidding me. There must be a lot of money to be made being a victim.
Report Post »TROONORTH
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:47pmCanadian relief troops were the first on the ground in the gulf area after Katrina ( beating American troops by three days) so do not fear, the Canadians are still here!
Report Post »texastommy
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:15amOnly because they were drunk on Bourbon Street before the storm.
Report Post »SharpeWit
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:47pmI assume it is somewhere between texas and the florida panhandle, guess that gives the weather service a chance to be 100% right huh
Report Post »mr.goodvibe
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:35pmJust like a 50% chance of rain, partly cloudy, mostly sunny, mostly bs.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:44pmTo heck with this windstorm, I wanna hear Ann Romney speak. She is gonna bring the house down. You watch
Report Post »mmmmarilyn
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 12:47amWill she work topless?
Report Post »SharpeWit
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:43pmWhere is the northern gulf coast?
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:41pm“Heading right into the heart of refinery row where 44% of US refining capacity lies.” We shall see.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:00pmThe day after Katrina hit, we were in a UHaul ready to drive from Illinois to Texas. Gas prices went from something like $1.84 to $3.50 in some places. Can’t wait to see where it goes from $4 something.
Report Post »mr.goodvibe
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:33pmWith a Chevron refinery down in California all the leftists will be happy with our 6.50 gas.
Report Post »coyote1hell
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:34pmWell first they hyped Big Stinking “(o)”, and now a wind storm….wow…run for your lives…..
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:39pmNot to talk about the weather channel what a bunch of morons.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:31pmI live in Fort Myers florida the media has been a 100 % joke scaring the sheep and being wrong all the way down the line
Report Post »mr.goodvibe
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:39pmAre the stores out of bread, water and milk? That used to happen when I was in Florida when we had only one vehicle and I got off work late, just wanted to buy a couple gallons of milk and some bread for lunch and I had to run around to 5 different stores to get those. Now I am in East Texas and it keeps creepin this way.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:52pmSorry Mr Goodvibe but the stores were busy with people buying stock up supplies . but there were no shortages here in fort Myers Florida. I hope you do not run into that problem if it heads your way.
Report Post »mmmmarilyn
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 12:48amYou know what they say
Report Post »BETTER SAFE THAN ROMNEY
Walkabout
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:55pm/sarc on
The controls to steer hurricanes are in the White House & Obama is using them to steer Isaac smack dab into New Orleans. After the hurricanes floods Issac he is going to say it is Bush’s fault.
/sarc off
Report Post »mr.goodvibe
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:34pmI know, I thought HAARP was being run by the Zionist NWO to get rid of the Paul campaign but now it is heading towards LA, wait maybe they are since Ron Paul did not get the nomination Mitt is having them target New Orleans again just like GW ooooh!
Report Post »infidelsaplenty
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:12pmObama’s about as good at steering hurricanes as he is at directing the economy, so when he missed the Republican convention he tried a shot at The Big Easy. ‘Bet he misses that too!
Report Post »mr.goodvibe
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 10:31pmHe just might and hit his arch nemesis, Texas instead.
Report Post »Treaty
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:39pmI live in Tampa. For Floridians, this has been the most over-hyped story of the year. It’s almost like mass hysteria brought to us courtesy of a desperate media.
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:46pmI live in Ohio and they do the same thing to us over typical thunder storms. The more the yell “the sky is falling” the more they pat themselves on the back for being so concerned about us. But they never come back and say the blew it and they plan to do better.
Report Post »Fatheroftwo
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:22pmThat’s why you should just stick to the National Weather Service and let the Local news fly in the wind!!
Report Post »Kneale
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:24pmHere in Texas we call that hype a weatherwoody. I just wish I could see Geraldo washed out to sea again.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:25pmI agree the media has done everything to scare the sheep to death and they been wrong on there predictions on the weather the tract of the storm all the down the line ?.
Report Post »Southernguy
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:30pmLivin’ 90 miles from the Gulf Coast, I sure am glad we‘ve been preppin’ for the last two years, lol
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:29pmHate to say I told ya so…more on the way. :)
Report Post »momrules
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:22pmLiving on the Gulf coast as I did for forty years I have been through hurricanes. Ike was horrible, five feet of water in our house. I just pray for those in the path of this storm wherever it make landfall.
Report Post »toiletclogga
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:13pmWe may well experience what it is like to suffer a natural disaster, and not have the money to help! I hope it’s not with this hurricane, but think about it. The more we get in debt, the less we will be able to help ourselves, and others when disasters occur.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:12pmThis MIGHT break the drought . as it is I am going to have to start dealing with drought leaf drop; and an early compost bin build.
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:10pmGas jumped 75 cents just after Katrina. Better gas up. There goes whats left of weasel oBUMMER’s economy.
Report Post »watersRpeople
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:57pmHurricanes don’t decide to hit where people have conventions planned, but sometimes people plan conventions and vacations where a hurricane is gonna hit because everything is inter-connected.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:51pmWhere in the HELL are the Gzillions of American dollars that were freely donated to Haiti earthquake victims. If obama gets re-elected, America will no longer be able to help anybody because we will be broke. Ron Paul & Gary Johnson voters, please see “2016” BEFORE voting for obama.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:19pmMy son and I just were talking about all the money stolen that was supposed to go to the Haitians after the earthquake. Somebody got rich off the goodness of the American people and the poor of Haiti are still living in tents.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:48pmLOL LETS MAKE SURE WE HAVE PLENTY OF SOAP AT THE CONVENTION
for many of the lefty ret.ard protesters it will be a rare opportunity to experience a bath
Report Post »Angel_light
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:56pmyeah that should make the fleas and disease go away
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