Hurricane Isaac! Tornadic outer bands and coastal flooding from Waveland, MS!

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TVN's Reed Timmer, Dick McGowan, Mike Scantlin and Chad Cowan document Hurricane Isaac's outer bands coming ashore in coastal Mississippi. The team encountered a large rotating wall cloud on a convective band in Waveland, Mississippi, as well as pre-landfall coastal flooding!

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Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds, soaking rains and storm surges that will pose the first major test for New Orleans' multibillion-dollar flood protections put in place after Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast seven years ago.
"Many parts of the state could see 24 to 38 hours of tropical storm-force winds," Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal told a news conference earlier. "We're going to see a lot of downed trees and power lines," he said. "We need people to stay safe."

Storm surge flooding is already occurring in coastal areas of southeastern Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-storm-isaac-idUSBRE87L0PH20120829

Issac Tracker here:
http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/hurricane.tracker/index.html

[JennyLeez]

Update:
Dangerous squall line imminent in New Orleans around 7:25pm CDT. Expect 70-80 mph wind gusts
69,000 people in Louisiana are without power. 30,000 of those in New Orleans metro area.
Storm surge at Shell Beach, LA is now up to 9.4 feet and continuing to rise.

.......Power outage numbers have been upped to just over 129,000 for all parishes.

...........Power outages approaching 200,000 in Louisiana (Posted 1 hour later after the above )

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Here's a look at how much rain is expected from Isaac from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest into the weekend.

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there will be inland areas that do need the rain after a hot dry summer

[Mark]

Hurricane Issac: thousands still In the dark across Louisiana and MississippiSeptember 3, 2012 – NEW ORLEANS – Tens of thousands of customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying areas under water. Most of those were in Louisiana, where utilities reported more than 100,000 people without power as of Monday morning. Thousands also were without power in Mississippi and Arkansas. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives. “My family is split up,” said Angela Serpas, from severely flooded Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish. Serpas and her daughter were staying with her in-laws while her husband and son were staying in Belle Chasse, a suburban area of the parish. “This is the second time we’ve lost our home. We lost it in Katrina,” she said. Meanwhile, inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out trying to get a handle on losses. Residents can apply for grants to get help with home repairs and temporary housing, among other expenses. President Barack Obama was to visit Louisiana on Monday, a day ahead of the Democratic National Convention. He will meet with local officials, tour storm damage, and view response and recovery efforts before addressing reporters at Saint John the Baptist Parish, the White House said. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited the state Friday. Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, visited Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Slidell, La., on Sunday. “We are part of a team to make sure Hurricane Isaac is put to rest as soon as we can for all those affected,” Napolitano said. “In the meantime, please know all of us are thinking about those in Louisiana who are without their homes or without their businesses.” -HP