A.M. Update....TS Isaac

At 5:30 a.m. CST TS Isaac is about 180 miles southeast of New Orleans, LA. Landfall should be sometime today. It will have reached Hurricane strength before that time. All things being equal, it seems to be very calm in the Baton Rouge area. Here in Watson(located about 15 miles northeast of B.R.) a slight breeze is blowing and skies are still partly cloudy. If you would like to check out Louisiana highway traffic, search LA. D.O.T.D. on the web. They have web cams for New Orleans and Baton Rouge traffic. Will post a web link later. Traffic is flowing nicely at this time. Basically the calm before the storm....LATER.

From Louisiana: James Ott Live Blogs TS Isaac

Here's a reminder that my long-time friend James Ott will be live blogging from Watson, Louisiana about Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaac as events warrant. So be sure to check back as often as possible on The Lower 48 (Plus 2) as the situation on the ground in LA and Mississippi deteriorates due to the passing through of Isaac.

Image from Weather.com

There's no better way to get storm coverage than from an eyewitness right in the middle of the action, and James will be your eyes and ears to what is going on on the Gulf Coast as events unfold.

For those of you on the Gulf Coast, please take this storm very seriously and heed the advice and orders of your local officials regarding what actions you should take to remain safe in the wake of the storm.

Also, if are safely able to do so, please send any photos of the weather in your area to lower48plus2 AT gmail DOT com. Or if you'd like to volunteer information about what's going on in your location, please feel free to do so in the comment section. But, again, do so only if you know you are safely doing so. We can always get your account or photos of the weather in your locale after the storm has passed.

Thanks,
Toby
Head Honcho, The Lower 48 (Plus 2)