Aug 28, 2012
Isaac entered the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm on August 26, moving northwest after crossing Haiti, Cuba and the Florida Straits. Isaac strengthened into a hurricane on the morning of the 28th when it was 75 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Isaac made landfall in Plaquemines Parish as a Category 1 Hurricane near Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River on the evening of the 28th. A second landfall occurred near Port Fourchon the following morning. The storm weak
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 409720). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in East Feliciana County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.