01LUGrad wrote:Sorry, but tropical storms and category 1 hurricanes are pretty much a joke. Unless this thing gets nasty in the next 12 hours, there is going to be a whole lot of media coverage of a rain storm. Hopefully it moves due north and gives the midwest a good soaking.
I understand the annoying media and how they relentlessly inflate news to produce the next headline, but I would disagree with your assessment, especially when considering the landscape of SE Louisiana. What people don't understand is that in reality New Orleans was spared with Katrina, because the storm passed to the east of the city meaning that they didn't experience the full effects of a storm surge because the wind was blowing out to sea. If Isaac were to pass over or just to the west of the same area, the surge from the storm would still be very dangerous, whether as a strong tropical storm or Cat. 1 hurricane.
However, I will that I read recently that they are still forecasting this thing to be a Cat. 2 when it makes landfall tomorrow. I heavily doubt that though. The storm has looked ragged since late last night, once it started interacting with some dry air over the Gulf. It still looks like it's fighting this dry air. I guess we'll see what happens though in the next 12 - 16 hours.
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