Weather updates on hurricane isaac

M any buildings across that same area became inundated, which led to numerous water rescues of trapped individuals. Washed out road near Lucedale, MS. Impacts from the wind were rather minimal across the region, but there were some scattered, brief power outages and trees down.

The strongest winds occurred along the immediate coastline where the onshore flow produced the highest wind gusts. The highest wind gust observed during Isaac was 60mph at am on the east end of Dauphin Island, AL. Elsewhere, along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle coastline, peak wind gusts of mph were common from late afternoon on Aug 28th through the afternoon hours on Aug 29th.

Wind to 60mph damaged a grocery store roof in McHenry, MS Stone County along with several other buildings across the area. Some of the higher wind gusts reported across the area are as follows:.

Alabama Port Downtown Mobile. Only light debris and a few downed and snapped trees were reported with these brief tornadoes with no significant damage across the area. Post Tropical Cyclone Report. Additional Information. Please Contact Us. Please try another search. Multiple locations were found. Please select one of the following:. Location Help. News Headlines. Additional Headlines. Customize Your Weather. Privacy Policy. Hurricane Isaac - August 28, Weather.

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Wind: Although flooding was the main story that resulted from Tropical Storm Isaac's track near south Florida, many areas experienced high winds as well.

The following table contains peak wind gusts across south Florida from Isaac: These winds were responsible for downing many trees and power lines. WFO Miami Products, Watches and Warnings From the initial issuance of tropical storm watches for all of mainland South Florida Friday evening, August 24th, flooding was emphasized as a primary concern.

Click the image to view a larger version of the animation Figure 2: hour total rainfall accumulation map from Tropical Storm Isaac. Click the image to view movie Figure 4: Extensive flooding in the town of Wellington due to heavy rain bands associated with Tropical Storm Isaac. Figure 7: Storm tide flooding in Goodland. Follow us on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook. We would also love to see your videos and photos of the storm, of evacuations in your area, and of preparations being made in your area — of course, only if you can do it safely!

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