Final Named Storm Isaac unofficial update.
Named Storm Isaac has been a storm for the record books. It has not acted in a ‘normal’ manner since it first became a named storm in the Atlantic on August 21. This storm encountered many pockets of dry air to it’s north all along it’s track from the Atlantic, into the Caribbean and then finally into the Gulf of Mexico. Official agency forecasters predicted that Isaac would make ‘hurricane status’ for 5 days as it buffeted the west coast of Florida. It was only during it’s final 1-1/2 days before Louisiana landfall that it barely made Category 1 hurricane strength.
This storm had such a wide diameter and moved so slowly forward during it’s track across the northern Gulf of Mexico, that the rain, storm surge and wind effects caused as much devistation as what would be expected with a faster moving Category 2.
At this hour, the storm is still classified as a Tropical Storm and is making it’s way through the central parts of Louisiana and will be moving through Arkansas and into the Ohio Valley this weekend and into early this coming week. Additional flooding from very heavy rains can be expected in the south and central Midwest over the next several days.
We would like to thank those who sent feedback to us in many forms and we thank you all for allowing the Tropical Storm Research Center in Gulf Shores, Alabama, to be one of your sources of storm information, unofficially. Our staff of analysts and volunteer observers will continue to provide basic, unofficial Tropical Storm information, as we have since 2002.
For up to the minute official advisories and information, please visit the NHC website in Miami:
We are also providing an interactive Watch and Warning web link for persons who wish to get details on localized conditions:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php
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