"Tropical Storm Isaac gathered strength early Tuesday and was on the verge of becoming a Category 1 hurricane as it rumbled toward the Gulf Coast, though precisely where it will make landfall remains guesswork, forecasters said Tuesday."

"Isaac is projected to land somewhere along the Mississippi or Southeast Louisiana coast on Tuesday evening, possibly as an even stronger Category 2 hurricane, according to the National Weather Service.

Even before then, a wide swath of coastal area - and extending inland from Louisiana to the Florida panhandle - is likely to buffeted by strong winds, rain of as much as 15 inchesand flooding. The threat of tornadoes will also increase as the storm approaches."

Campbell Robertson reports for the New York Times August 28, 2012. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"New Orleans Metro Region Hunkers Down To Meet Isaac" (New Orleans Times-Picayune) [3]

"Approach of Isaac Doesn't Worry the Corps of Engineers" (New Orleans Times-Picayune) [4]

"Tropical Storm Isaac On Verge of Becoming a Hurricane" (NHC) [5]

"Tropical Storm Isaac Takes Aim at New Orleans" (Reuters) [6]

Mobile Press-Register Hurricane Center [7]

"Louisiana State Of Emergency Declared Ahead Of Isaac By Obama" (Associated Press) [8]

"Could Tropical Storm Isaac Actually Help Break US Drought?" (Christian Science Monitor) [9]

"Gas Prices Continue To Climb on Isaac Fears" (CNN) [10]