Tuesday, August 28, 2012
This has gone on long enough. The underachieving Isaac finally found Louisiana last night, after what seems like weeks of wobbles and multiple centers. A lack of focus kept it at TS strength as it sailed up the eastern Gulf on Monday. Poor Haiti got the worst of it. Again.
The press focused on New Orleans and the coincidence of Isaac's arrival on the eve of Katrina's seventh anniversary. I suspect a few people in the Army Corps of Engineers office down there were a little nervous, despite the $ poured into the pumps and levees.
There were no confirmed tornadoes on Tuesday. A few warnings have been issued today and there is a watch out, but nothing yet today either.
Hurricane Isaac is gradually wasting away in southern Louisiana. If the westerlies were not stuck up in Canada this thing would get spat out into the Atlantic in short order. As it is, we are stuck with ongoing conference calls this week as the company ruminates over how it can deliver iPhones to people who will have to swim to their cars.
There is a drought going on and on, though. So it would be nice if the winds would just drop off and the leftovers could just roam the plains and corn belt for two or three days. As it is, the Mississippi will rise a bit this week, and then fall rapidly back to near-record low stages.
It was a nice touch for the NHC to thank the recon pilots in the discussion Wednesday morning.