(NOAA ) AT 400 PM CDT…2100 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 86.2 WEST. ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH…19 KM/H…AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK… (more…)

The latest forecast map issued by the National Hurricane Center shows Tropical Storm Isaac heading toward New Orleans. The storm still is expected to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane, according to a forecast map provided by Weather Underground. The hurricane center notes that computer models are not consistent after 24 hours, and everyone inside warning areas should be mindful of the potential for a direct impact.

Hurricane Katrina August 27th 2005 (left) Hurricane Isaac August 27th 2012 (right)

NOAA – AT 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 82.9 WEST. ISAAC IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH…22 KM/H. (more…)

UPDATED Aug. 26, 4:50 p.m.: Gov. Bobby Jindal declares a state of emergency for the entire state of Louisiana, while New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu declares a state of emergency in New Orleans in advance of Isaac. Orleans, Plaquemines, Jefferson and St. Charles parishes all have declared a state of emergency.

Seven years later, those caught in the destructive path of Hurricane Katrina are being urged once again to prepare for the worst, as the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac grows by the minute.

As the large and strengthening system crossed waters with temperatures of more than 80 degrees Sunday, forecasts called for the storm to make landfall along the Gulf coast late Tuesday or early Wednesday as a powerful Category 2 storm. (more…)