Tropical Storm Isaac News

Aon Benfield August Cat Report Focuses on Isaac; Insurance Cover Disparity

Aon Benfield’s latest edition of its Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during August, notes that Hurricane Isaac was “the first land falling hurricane along the United States’ Gulf Coast region since 2008.” …

Arkansas at Risk for Flash Floods, Tornadoes from Isaac

A flash flood watch covers much of Arkansas as what is now Tropical Storm Isaac lumbers toward the state. Forecasters also said Isaac’s storm cells have the potential to quickly spin off tornadoes that in some cases could develop too …

Isaac Blows Past Florida Keys with Little Damage

Tropical Storm Isaac rolled over the open Gulf of Mexico on Monday, where it was expected to grow into a hurricane before hitting land somewhere between Louisiana and Florida and close to the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm …

Alabama Coast Evacuated for Isaac; Georgia Warned on Flooding, Tornadoes

Coastal Alabama is under a mandatory evacuation order as Isaac churns through the Gulf of Mexico. Gov. Robert Bentley ordered residents of southern Baldwin and Mobile counties to begin evacuating starting 8 a.m. Monday, and both counties are under a …

Near-Hurricane Strength Isaac Takes Aim at New Orleans

Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac’s swirling …

Update: Isaac Menaces Gulf States; Forces Evacuations, Closings; Serious Flooding Feared

Tropical Storm Isaac closed in on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast on Monday, triggering some mandatory evacuation orders and disrupting U.S. offshore oil production as it threatened to make landfall between Florida and Louisiana as a full-blown hurricane. The …

Tropical Storm Isaac Threatens Haiti; Oil Rigs Shut; Southeast Prepares

Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as it took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the Gulf of Mexico early next week. On its current path, forecasters said the …

Tampa, Host of Republican Convention, Prepares for Possible Hurricane Isaac

Tropical Storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week’s Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for president. The U.S. National Hurricane Center on Wednesday morning said Isaac was expected to strengthen …

Tropical Storm Isaac Strengthening; Floridians, Citrus Growers Begin to Worry

New York orange juice futures jumped more than 5 percent on Wednesday after U.S. forecasters warned Tropical Storm Isaac would strengthen into a hurricane and could hit the south coast of citrus-rich Florida by Monday. The National Hurricane Center said …