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08/30/12
Isaac formed east of the Lesser Antilles on Tuesday, the 21st and started westward, crossing the Leeward Islands. He intensified slowly as he brushed southern Hispaniola and the northeast coast of Cuba. Isaac crossed the keys on the 26th and headed for Louisiana. He finally reached hurricane strength a week after birth and on the Gulf Coast, coming ashore on the afternoon of the 28th, moving slowly and dropping a lot of rain. By the afternoon of the 30th, he had weakened to a depression.
2012-08-30
1600 CDT
Tropical
Depression
35 mph
NNW at 12 mph
2012-08-30
1000 CDT
Tropical
Storm
40 mph
NNW at 9 mph
2012-08-30
0400 CDT
Tropical
Storm
45 mph
NW at 8 mph
2012-08-29
1600 CDT
Tropical
Storm
70 mph
NW at 6 mph
2012-08-29
1000 CDT
Hurricane
75 mph
NW at 6 mph
2012-08-29
0600 CDT
Hurricane
80 mph
NW at 6 mph
2012-08-28
1600 CDT
Hurricane
80 mph
NW at 8 mph
2012-08-28
1000 CDT
Tropical
Storm
70 mph
NW at 10 mph
2012-08-28
0400 CDT
Tropical
Storm
70 mph
NW at 12 mph
2012-08-27
1600 CDT
Tropical
Storm
70 mph
NW at 12 mph
2012-08-27
1000 CDT
Tropical
Storm
65 mph
NW at 14 mph
2012-08-27
0500 EDT
Tropical
Storm
65 mph
WNW at 14 mph
2012-08-26
1700 EDT
Tropical
Storm
60 mph
WNW at 16 mph
2012-08-26
1100 EDT
Tropical
Storm
65 mph
WNW at 18 mph
2012-08-26
0500 EDT
Tropical
Storm
65 mph
NW at 18 mph
2012-08-25
1700 EDT
Tropical
Storm
60 mph
NW at 21 mph
2012-08-25
1100 EDT
Tropical
Storm
60 mph
NW at 17 mph
2012-08-25
0500 EDT
Tropical
Storm
60 mph
NW at 14 mph
2012-08-24
1700 EDT
Tropical
Storm
65 mph
WNW at 14 mph
2012-08-24
1100 EDT
Tropical
Storm
60 mph
WNW at 14 mph
2012-08-24
0500 EDT
Tropical
Storm
45 mph
W at 15 mph
2012-08-23
1700 EDT
Tropical
Storm
40 mph
WNW at 16 mph
2012-08-23
1100 EDT
Tropical
Storm
40 mph
W at 15 mph
2012-08-23
0500 EDT
Tropical
Storm
40 mph
W at 12 mph
2012-08-22
1700 EDT
Tropical
Storm
45 mph
W at 22 mph
2012-08-22
1100 EDT
Tropical
Storm
45 mph
W at 21 mph
2012-08-22
0500 EDT
Tropical
Storm
45 mph
W at 18 mph
2012-08-21
1700 EDT
Tropical
Storm
40 mph
W at 17 mph
2012-08-21
1400 EDT
Tropical
Depression
35 mph
W at 18 mph
2012-08-21
0500 EDT
Tropical
Depression
35 mph
W at 20 mph