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Hurricane Isaac

National Guard Prepares For Tropical Storm Isaac
US Military News

National Guard Coordination Center officials are stepping up efforts to prepare for the possibility that Tropical Storm Isaac, now in the Caribbean, could strengthen and affect the U.S mainland.
Source: American Forces Press Service News Feed

Isaac Hurricane

Isaac has strengthened to a hurricane and is still heading for the Gulf Coast, forecasters said. Isaac's maximum sustained winds are 75 mph.

Flooding is the greatest threat, with torrential rain and storm surges set to smash Louisiana and Mississippi and east to Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

Rain from the outer bands is falling on New Orleans and coastal cities, with the center of the storm forecast to reach land late this evening or overnight. Ref. CNN

Hurricane Isaac History & Civil Business Politics

Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center says.

The Category 1 storm came ashore with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. Ref. CNN

Isaac Hurricane

Hurricane Isaac made its second landfall west of Port Fourchon in SE Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm previously came ashore Tuesday evening before wobbling back over water. Ref. CNN