Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall On Gulf Coast
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Isaac has made landfall on the Louisiana coast, producing whipping rain and dangerous storm surges.
At 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, the center of the storm was located about 75 miles south-southeast of New Orleans.
The storm's maximum sustained winds are 80 mph with some higher gusts and it was moving to the northwest at 8 mph.
A HURRICANE WARNING remains in effect for east of Morgan City, Louisiana to the Mississippi-Alabama border, including 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 from Mississippi-Alabama border to Destin, Florida and from Morgan City to Cameron, Louisiana and east of High Island, Texas to just west of Cameron.
Isaac is forecast to continue moving toward the northwest and slow a bit over the next day or two.
The National Hurricane Center reports the combination of storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters. The Florida Panhandle could see a storm surge at high tide of three to six feet. Alabama could see a storm surge of four to eight feet, while coastal southeast Louisiana and Mississippi could see a storm surge of six to 12 feet.
Isaac is expected to produce seven to 14 inches of rainfall over southern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Alabama and the extreme western Florida panhandle. Some areas could see as much as 20 inches of rain.
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