Isaac stalled over New Orleans . . .

[Le Taz Hot]

I'm watching a live feed on CNN and they're saying that it's stalled directly over New Orleans. They're saying the experts are stumped as to why it's just stopped moving. The winds are hurricane force (80 mph) but poor N'Awlins (my favorite city of all time, btw) is just getting hammered. I'm hearing there's now a huge storm surge as well.

Positive Vibes to residents of The Big Easy.


LTH

[Suich]

1. The pumps can handle 1" of rainfall for the first hour,

then 1/2" rainfall per hour after that (not sure for how many hours.) Let's hope they can handle it.

Also sending positive vibes to NOLA!

[goclark]

3. yes yes yes!

I was there in July....loved it!
Praying for my cousins and everyone there.

[HooptieWagon]

2. Oh shit. That is not good at all.

A storm moving slow or stopped builds up a lot more surge... as does a large one like Isaac. I got friends in Bay St Louis, just east of NOLA.

[rad51]

4. Its had several quirks the last few hours.

Earlier reports I saw said it tracked back to the SW, now its completely stopped, and then it started forming a small inner eye. The 7 year anniversary landfall is also pretty strange.

I hope it gets to moving, everyone is safe, and it heads to Eastern KS -we need a few inches of rain.

[lonestarnot]

5. Horrible!

[Berlum]

6. .

[dipsydoodle]

7. That conflicts with what your US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) says.

At 02:00 local time (07:00 GMT) the Category One hurricane was almost stationery about 70 miles (110km) south of New Orleans, according to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC).

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Officials say Isaac is likely to weaken before it reaches New Orleans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19407265

..ISAAC BEGINNING TO MOVE INLAND IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...DANGEROUS STORM SURGE AND FLOOD THREAT FROM HEAVY RAINS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT.. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

I guess its inevitable there will be reports which contradict each other.