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New Orleans hunkers down to meet Isaac
 Hundreds of thousands of people on Monday prepared themselves, their families and businesses to receive what by Tuesday will be Hurricane Isaac and the possibility of its 100-mph winds in the safety of their bunkered homes and neighborhoods on Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center said it expects Isaac to grow from a tropical storm to hurricane status Monday night, and the storm is expected to pass the mouth of the Mississippi River on Tuesday night, flinging 10 to 15 inches of rain, with some locations getting 20 inches. The storm is set to cross the New Orleans area Wednesday morning. Eastern edges of the area will see 8 to 12 feet of storm surge. Posted by: tu3031 2012-08-28 |
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