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Event Information:
Tropical Storm Isaac is predicted to
threaten the northern Gulf Coast of
the United States, potentially
affecting the Florida Panhandle,
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
The ninth tropical cyclone and ninth
named storm of the Atlantic
hurricane season, Isaac developed
from a tropical wave located east of
the Lesser Antilles on August 21.
Isaac formed from an initially
disorganized system, strengthening
into a tropical storm later that
day. Isaac passed over Hispaniola
and Cuba as a strong tropical storm,
killing at least 24, as it entered
the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
declared a state of emergency for
Louisiana on August 26. Later
that day, reports of exposed levees
in Louisiana began surfacing from
local news outlets. Crews were
reportedly dispatched to cover the
exposed dirt with heavy plastic and
fill gaps in the levees with Hesco
bastions. A mandatory evacuation was
ordered for St. Charles Parish and
for the east bank of Plaquemines
Parish and in Lafourche Parish below
the Leon Theriot floodgates in
Golden Meadow. 4,000 National Guard
troops have been activated in the
state. Governor Jindal announced
that he would not be attending the
Republican National Convention
and will remain in his state to take
care of storm-related problems. On
August 27, President Obama ordered
federal aid to Louisiana to
supplement state and local response
efforts due to the emergency
conditions resulting from Tropical
Storm Isaac beginning on August 26,
, and continuing. Governor
Jindal on August 27 sent a letter to
the Obama administration that the
declaration fell short of the help
he was requesting.
Mississippi
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant
declared a state of emergency the
evening of August 26, The governor
has ordered mandatory evacuations to
begin at 8 a.m. CT (9 a.m. ET) on
August 27 for residents who live
along the coast and for those in
some low-lying areas inland. On
August 27, the Jackson County Board
of Supervisors ordered a mandatory
evacuation of all areas south of
U.S. Route 90. It includes all areas
south of 90 in Ocean Springs,
Mississippi, Gautier, Mississippi
and Pascagoula, Mississippi. The
evacuation was in effect as of 4pm
CT. Officials dispatched 1,500
National Guard troops to the state's
three southern counties, as well as
45 state troopers to ease traffic
flow.
Alabama
Alabama Governor Robert J. Bentley
has declared a state of emergency
ahead of Isaac. Mandatory
evacuations for Baldwin and Mobile
counties beginning at 8:00 a.m. on
August 27 for zones one and two.
Governor Bentley soon announced that
he would not be attending the
Republican National Convention, and
will remain in his state to take
care of storm-related problems.
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Hurricane Isaac:
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