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Tropical Storm — St. James, LA

Sep 25, 2002

Tropical Storm Isidore moved steadily northward across the central Gulf of Mexico on September 24 and September 25, 2002 before moving ashore near Grand Isle early on the morning on Thursday, September 26, 2002. The tropical storm moved steadily north across southeast Louisiana and by the afternoon of September 26 was located in central Mississippi downgraded to a tropical depression. Tropical Storm Isidore had a large circulation with tropical storm force winds extending several hundreds of mil

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5320795). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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