Hurricane Isaac hit my home state of Louisiana (and my home parish of Ascension) on August 29th & 30th. Being an emergency planner in IEM’s Response and Recovery division, I am keenly interested, both professionally and personally, in how communities respond to storms like Hurricane Isaac. Even though Ascension Parish has faced massive flooding and […]
Isaac has been downgraded to a tropical storm but is still dropping heavy rains on the Gulf states and cause many to lose power. Homes were flooded this morning in Plaquemines Parish as the water topped the 12-foot levee. Below are links to video and photos of the storm surge and rescues that occurred today. […]
Hurricane Isaac made landfall during the overnight hours. At 9am CDT this morning, Isaac showed some weakening, but is still a Category 1 hurricane. It is moving slowly at 6mph and is center about 40 miles southwest of New Orleans. It is the threat of dangerous storm surges and flooding that has officials most concerned. […]
Hurricane Isaac is expected to make landfall as a category 1 hurricane in a few short hours this evening on the Gulf Coast. IEM’s Disaster Social Network has been collecting site and social media accounts to watch as the storms hits during the overnight hours. Please note the webcams that have been set up to […]
Hurricane Isaac is currently predicted to make landfall near New Orleans on or just before the 7-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. However, global security consulting firm IEM estimates the results will be far different. Katrina was a Category 3 storm that caused $108 billion in damages (the costliest ever in terms of dollars) and about […]
As Hurricane Isaac approaches the Gulf Coast today, the track Isaac is taking is eerily similar to the track Katrina took seven years ago at this same time. Although Isaac is not nearly as strong or expected to cause the extent of damage that Katrina did, many Gulf Coast cities are ordering evacuations. I wanted […]
As of 11:20am CDT Tropical Storm Isaac has achieved hurricane status with wind speeds of up to 75 mph or more. IEM has collected the most relevant social media accounts of the approaching storm from this morning’s and last night’s postings. We will continue to send updates as Isaac makes landfall this evening. Links to […]
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a Category 1 or 2 hurricane before reaching the northern Gulf Coast late Tuesday evening (August 28). As the storm drenches Florida and approaches the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coasts, IEM is monitoring social media accounts of the disaster for the most current and relevant information available. Links […]
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