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What began as a Tropical Storm quickly upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane.

The path of the hurricane is interesting and most troubling with the ability to completely swallow multiple states whole.

Currently Isaac is causing chaos in Louisiana and will be present in Arkansas by Friday at 1AM.

Certainly some of the impacted states could use some water, but too much water in such a short time with high powered winds isn’t exactly helpful.

One question to be answered by Isaac: How will Isaac compare to Katrina.
On Tuesday, August 30th, 2005 Katrina Cat 3 tore up New Orleans.
On Tuesday, August 30th, 2012 Isaac Cat 1 is in  Louisiana and this is only the start.

 

On Power Outages: 

NEW ORLEANS (AP)- Utility companies say more than 500,000 have lost power as Hurricane Isaac moves through southeast Louisiana, bringing wind, rain and flooding.

Most of the outages Wednesday are in areas around New Orleans as Isaac lashes the area with 80 mph winds.

The Category 1 hurricane has pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi as it makes a drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico.

Wind gusts of more than 60 mph and sheets of rain pelted New Orleans, where people braced themselves for the storm behind levees that were strengthened after the much stronger Hurricane Katrina hit seven years ago to the day.

Tornado Warnings:

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tornado warning has been issued in southern Mississippi as Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana and Mississippi with high winds and drenching rains.

The National Weather Service says the tornado warning area Wednesday includes the cities of Long Beach and Gulfport, which are west of Biloxi on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.

The warning comes as Category 1 Isaac moves inland in Louisiana, bringing flooding and power outages after making landfall Tuesday evening.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns Isaac’s dangerous storm surges and flooding threats from heavy rain are expected to last all day and into the night as it crawls over Louisiana.