Tropical Storm Isaac continued to dump rain over Louisiana and parts of Mississippi today, flooding the areas around New Orleans, but the city itself experienced only minor flood-related issues.
Isaac, which came ashore Tuesday night as a Category 1 hurricane, has proved to be a slow moving storm, and has lingered over southern Louisiana for more than a day now, producing as much as 25 inches of rain in some areas, says the National Weather Service.
Storm surge in some normally dry areas could produce flooding of up to eight feet along the Mississippi and Southern Louisiana coast, says the NWS.
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