What is Hurricane Isaac (2006)?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane Isaac | Type=hurricane | Year=2006 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Hurricane Isaac 01 oct 2006 1435Z.jpg | Image name=Hurricane Isaac near peak intensity. | Formed=September 27, 2006 | Dissipated=October 3, 2006 | 1-min winds=75 | Pressure=985 | Damages=Minimal | Deaths=None reported | Areas=[[Newfoundland]] | Hurricane season=[[2006 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Isaac''' was the final [[tropical cyclone]] of the [[2006 Atlantic hurricane season]]. It reached peak strength of [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|Category 1]] just before striking [[Newfoundland]], where it produced tropical storm-force winds. Isaac followed the path of the three previous storms in the [[Atlantic basin]], [[Hurricane Florence (2006)|Florence]], [[Hurricane Gordon (2006)|Gordon]], and [[Hurricane Helene (2006)|Helene]]. Isaac formed in the central North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and moved eastward toward [[Europe]]. Hurricane Isaac formed off the coast of [[Africa]] on September 18. Intensification was partly suppressed by high [[wind shear]] and by cool sea surface temperatures in the wake of Hurricanes Gordon and Helene. Isaac reached [[tropical storm]] strength on September 28 and entered an area of low wind shear, allowing it to strengthen into an 85 [[miles per hour|mph]] (137 [[kilometre per hour|km/h]]) hurricane. Its intensity nearly matched forecasts made with the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS).<ref>[http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/F2.html FAQ: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones]</ref> On October 1, Isaac turned northeast and struck Newfoundland as a tropical storm. Two days later, it merged with a newly formed [[baroclinic]] low off the east coast of the [[United States]]. The merged system was forecast to move toward the area between [[Greenland]] and [[Great Britain]]. Isaac produced [[rain]]fall over Newfoundland of up to 25&nbsp;[[millimetre|mm]] (1 [[inch|in]]). No deaths or damage were reported. Isaac was the second storm to affect Newfound