Posted on 08/28/2012 9:24:55 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Isaac has been slow to organize and attain hurricane status. Slow moving minimal Hurricane Isaac threatens to dump up to 20" of rain in portions of its path. Storm surge of 6-12ft is expected.
Media news readers have gleefully reported RNC scheduling adjustments to accommodate public safety during Tampa storm warnings.
A water spout formed in the Tampa Channelside area at 4:43PM Monday afternoon, a short distance from the RNC Convention Center. The Florida Atlantic coast was inundated with torrential rain squalls from far-reaching Isaac outer bands. Several tornados were reported in the Florida peninsula.
The weather took its toll on protester turnout at the GOP convention. Cara Jennings, a community organizer from Palm Beach County, braved the elements dressed as a sparkling pink vagina, along with several dozen other protesters.
GOP governors of Gulf Coast states announced they would remain at their posts, rather than attend the Tampa convention. British Petroleum reported eight oil rigs and 39 production platforms were evacuated late Sunday. By mid-day Monday, personnel had been evacuated from 346 offshore gas and oil platforms, representing 58 percent of the 596 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
As Isaac ultimately takes aim at the Gulf of Mexico coastline, news outlets wistfully reminisce about the 7th anniversary since Hurricane Katrina, huge television ratings, and once again omit a state named Mississippi in their storm coverage. One thing is certain--news coverage is much more predictable than Hurricane Isaac.
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The good news is the rain should help put a big dent in our current exceptional drought condition. The bad news is the soaked ground coupled with all the weak and dead standing trees that have accumulated over the past three summer droughts, may take down a lot of power lines causing us extended power outages. I'd better add to my storage tanks of gas for the generator tonight before it gets to us tomorrow.
Yes it can. Twenty or so years back, Slidell, Louisiana had 24 inches of rain in a 24 hour period, and that was NOT during a hurricane. Louisiana native living in Baton Rouge at the time. I had occasion to drive through there a day or so later, and on both sides of the Interstate was one sheet of water.
Just hear the report that Palm Beach county recorded a record 22.66 inches of rain for August since record keeping began in 1894. Don’t know exactly how much of that was due to Isaac, but he dropped a lot of it.
Sorry, should have been just HEARD.
bttt
We have a gage location on the north east coastline of Lake Pontchartrain that has just set an all time record for water height. Old record was from 1985.
Lake Pontchartrain at Mandeville (85575)
This Tropical Storm now is still only moving at 6-8 mph ?
Drudge has a link up now from the National Weather service that claims parts of Louisiana will receive over 25 inches of rain total from this storm.
Hurricane Isaac At Night
Pretty decent news! Very happy to know you’re all right.
Thanks.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2012
EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver for Louisiana
WASHINGTON - As Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exercised its authority under the Clean Air Act to temporarily waive certain federal clean gasoline requirements for Louisiana. This waiver will allow greater flexibility for the fuel distribution system to support an adequate supply.
This waiver was granted by EPA in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE), at the request of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson determined that extreme and unusual supply circumstances exist, which are likely to result in a shortage of gasoline compliant with federal regulations. The federal waiver will help ensure an adequate supply of gasoline in Louisiana until normal supply to the region can be restored.
The waiver applies to 7.8 psi low Reid vapor pressure (RVP) requirements for the State of Louisiana. The waiver is effective for 10 days and allows the sale of 9.0 psi conventional gasoline in the following fourteen Louisiana parishes: Ascension, E. Baton Rouge, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Point Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. Mary, and W. Baton Rouge. EPA is continuing to actively monitor the fuel supply situation as a result of Hurricane Isaac, and is ready to act expeditiously if extreme and unusual supply circumstances exist in other areas in Louisiana with a 7.8 psi RVP fuel requirement. As required by law, EPA and DOE evaluated the situation and determined that granting a short-term waiver was consistent with the public interest. To mitigate any impacts on air quality the Clean Air Act provides strict criteria for when fuels waivers may be granted, and requires that waivers be limited as much as possible in terms of their geographic scope and duration.
More information: http://www.epa.gov/enforcement/air/fuel-waivers.html
Isaac, please stop by E. Texas. Just sowed 450 acres of wheat.... God speed.
I guess the Overlords didn't want their Sycophants pissed off sitting by the side of the road in a Hurricane with an empty fuel tank. Wouldn’t be prudent.
Most in 24 hours: 1,825 mm (71.9 in); Foc-Foc, Réunion, 7–8 January 1966, during tropical cyclone Denise.[22]
Madisonville Louisiana, just north of Lake Pontchartrain, reports of several feet of flooding in City Hall building. Reporter said it was ..... unexpected.
Rain and wind hitting here now but don’t know wind velocity, however, a few minutes ago I heard a huge crack, a sure enough, one of our old Spanish Oak’s lost a lower level branch that had been hanging, but thankfully it landed in our yard and NOT on the power line.
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