Hurricane Isaac, which landed in New Orleans August 29 ---
exactly seven years after its ancestor Katrina devastated that
city--- did not pack the massive punch residents feared it would
though it brought enough wind and rain to garner evacuation
warnings from state officials. It began as a tropical storm that
started in the Caribbean, heading on a northwesterly course and
leaving destruction in its wake. As it veered off the West Coast
of the Florida Peninsula, picking up speed as it traveled,
people began boarding up homes and businesses, stocking up on
food and water, and getting ready to evacuate. News reports from
the Gulf Region, stated that the threat of storm surges and
flooding was expected to last into the night. No loss of life
had been reported at Sentinel press time and though
meteorologists claimed that Isaac had reached category one
hurricane strength when it hit New Orleans – and that it was
much larger than Katrina in area – it had much less of an
impact. Before the storm hit, President Obama