Isaac weakening, but relentless pounding 'not even half over'

[FrodosPet]

Source: CNN

updated 11:25 AM EDT, Wed August 29, 2012

Hurricane Isaac weakened Wednesday morning but remained at hurricane strength as officials warned that the Gulf Coast will have to endure many more hours of pounding rain.

"For many people, it's not even half over," Richard Knabb, director of the National Hurricane Center, said Wednesday morning.

The heavy rain will persist "all day today, into tonight, into tomorrow," he said.

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It continued to move northwest slowly, at only 6 mph, allowing for an extended, relentless lashing of much of the Gulf Coast.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/29/us/weather-isaac/index.html?hpt=us_c1

[2pooped2pop]

1. that is good news though that it is weakening.

Hold on good people.

[revolution breeze]

2. Neighbor's shed in our back yard

Trees down, and fence is down. They are saying this will continue for the next 36 hours.

[revolution breeze]

3. The Up-side

Radio is wall to wall storm coverage. No Limbaugh, Beck or Hannity for the past 3 days here!

[Waltons_Mtn]

5. My thoughts are with ya'll.

I was in Houma during Katrina. Have family in Houma, Algiers Point, and Hammond (trailers). All of my hopes are with you all. Stay safe.

[NOLALady]

4. I'm worried about trees being uprooted

due to the rain. The wind isn't very bad. The ground saturation can cause serious problems for me.

[revolution breeze]

7. Neighbors planted two trees

to spruce up their house before putting it up for sale. Both are already on the ground.

[NOLALady]

8. How did you make out?

I'm near Lacombe. We lost some trees, but none close to the house.

[revolution breeze]

9. Fence down

Neighbors shed in our back yard, two trees down behind the house and a tree limb in the pool. We are still witing for the Pearl River to crest so we can say we are out of the woods (we are off Military Road in Slidell). It could have been much much worse. My cousin's house in Oak Harbor was hit hard, but she has decided it is time to move inland.

[dipsydoodle]

6. According to coverage in the UK

storm could last another 36 hours from NOW.