Tropical Depression Isaac Situation Report #6 Thursday, August 30, 2012 5:00 PM (EDT) CURRENT SITUATION: TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC CONTINUES TO BRING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FLOODING OCCURRING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC S RAIN BANDS STORM SURGE CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST 715,572 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER IN LOUISIANA States that have declared a Local State of Emergency: Florida - Mississippi - Louisiana - Alabama Federal Emergency Declaration: Louisiana (approved FEMA-3347-EM) Mississippi (approved FEMA-3348-EM-MS) 4:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 29 Location: 35 Mi WNW of Monroe, LA or 40 Mi SSE of El Dorado, AR Max sustained: 35 mph Moving: NNW at 12 mph Min pressure: 995 mb ISAAC WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE INTO AN EXTRA- TROPICAL LOW DURING THE NIGHT FRIDAY OVER THE MID MS VALLEY. WATCHES AND WARNINGS: ALL OTHER WATCHES/WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED Page 1 of 13
Potential Dam Failure: MS/LA Border The Lake Tangipahoa Dam (or Percy Quin Dam) in southern Mississippi under threat of failure. o The Lake is 4.5 miles northwest of Magnolia, MS o Approximately 100 miles north of New Orleans along the I-55 corridor o 700 acres in size o The earthen dam has been damaged as water is seeping through a section o It has not failed yet though has a 50/50 of doing so. There is a civil emergency at this time to evacuate residents of the low-lying sparselypopulated areas along the Tangipahoa River south of Magnolia out of caution o The evacuation is from the dam site south through Oskya, MS; Kentwood, LA and ends at Roberts, LA just west of Hammond, LA Hammond, LA is not under evacuation orders at this time. Authorities have created a small controlled breach to generate a control a release of water to prevent a larger failure. Page 2 of 13
STATE/COUNTY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS: Note: All information related to specific protective recommendations is ongoing and subject to moment by moment changes or adjustments by individual State and Local authorities. LOUISIANA: Federal State of Emergency declared and approved for Louisiana Local Parish States of Emergency o Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Franklin, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, Livingston, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St Bernard, St Charles, St Helena, St James, St John, St Martin, St Mary, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge. Evacuations: o Mandatory evacuation for all of St. Charles, Terrebonne, St. Bernard, and Assumption Parishes. o Mandatory evacuation in St. James Parish for mobile homes, flood prone, and lowlying areas. o Mandatory evacuation for portions of Jefferson Parish including Grand Isle, Town of Jean Lafitte, Crown Point, Barataria, o Low-lying areas of Lafourche Parish o Mandatory evacuation for portions of Plaquemines Parish including Southern portion of the parish due to 18 mile stretch of levee from St Bernard Parish line south to White Ditch being overtopped overnight. (thinly populated) From eastern bank to western bank from Ironton to Venice in anticipation of levees being topped From Braithwaite to White Ditch on the East Bank When the water topped the levee, it became trapped with no exit. The Army Corps of Engineers are currently contemplating an intentional breach of the levee to drain the trapped water. This will not flood areas that have not flooded already with the storm nor would it have any impact on nearby New Orleans. o St. John Parish: Several subdivisions in LaPlace in St. John Parish are being evacuated because of high water from Lake Pontchartrain. The areas impacted are River Forest, Spring Meadow, Palmetto Lake, Palmetto South, Palmetto Ridgewood, Bellegrove, Robichaux, Remy Drive. o Mandatory evacuation for portions of Tangipahoa Parish including: Town of Winnsboro, Lee s Landing, and low-lying areas Page 3 of 13
o St. Tammany Parish has called for voluntary evacuations south of US 190 and south of LA 22. o Volunteer evacuations for New Orleans Boil Water Advisories (most until further notice) o Pointe Coupee Parish o West Baton Rouge Parish - Water District #2 o St. Helena Parish Waterworks District #2 o Terrebonne Parish Waterworks District #1 Houma Water System Schriever Water System o St. Tammany Parish Crossgates Utilities Crossgates Ben Thomas Rd River Oaks Water System Alton Water System o Acadia Parish Town of Church Point o Plaquemines Parish Dalcour Water System Port Sulphur Water System East Point-A-La-Hache Water System o St. John the Baptist Parish St. John Water district #1 o West Baton Rouge Parish Power Outages: West Baton Rouge Waterworks District #2 o Total state wide: 636,753 o ENTERGY POWER is sending out scout trucks to survey the damage this afternoon with restoration to begin most likely Friday morning. Restoration could take a week. o Total: 715,572 o ACADIA: 1,301 o ALLEN: 17 o ASCENSION: 20,596 o ASSUMPTION: 3,910 o AVOYELLES: 2,720 Page 4 of 13
o BIENVILLE: 480 o CALCASIEU: 1,288 o CALDWELL: 2,880 o CATAHOULA: 48 o CLAIBORNE: 541 o CONCORDIA: 1,263 o E. BATON ROUGE: 85,447 o E. CARROLL: 2,051 o E. FELICIANA: 3,065 o FRANKLIN: 488 o GRANT: 102 o IBERIA: 1,765 o IBERVILLE: 5,810 o JACKSON: 761 o JEFFERSON: 174,751 o JEFFERSON DAVIS: 429 o LA SALLE: 2133 o LAFAYETTE: 2,290 o LAFOURCHE: 32,699 o LINCOLN: 875 o LIVINGSTON: 18,443 o MADISON: 1,013 o MOREHOUSE: 4,091 o NATCHITOCHES: 208 o ORLEANS: 162,325 o OUACHITA: 11,551 o PLAQUEMINES: 11,867 o POINTE COUPEE: 3,564 o RICHLAND: 659 o ST. BERNARD: 17,093 o ST. CHARLES: 18,285 o ST. HELENA: 1,568 o ST. JAMES: 8,589 o ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST: 19,450 o ST. LANDRY: 1,928 o ST. MARTIN: 1,515 o ST. TAMMANY: 1,460 o TANGIPAHOA: 47,752 o TENSAS: 1,585 o TERREBONNE: 23,311 o UNION: 285 o VERMILION: 2,457 o W. BATON ROUGE: 4,729 o W. CARROLL: 391 o W. FELICIANA: 978 o WASHINGTON: 3,107 Page 5 of 13
o WEBSTER: 369 o WINN: 1,246 The main levees in New Orleans continue to hold. Flights are halted today out of New Orleans and Baton Rouge airports due to power loss Amtrak has canceled train service today Thursday Schools in the path of the storm have been closed until the storm passes Governor has signed an executive order suspending certain weight requirements to facilitate transport of fuel and other commodities. Curfews: o Dusk to dawn curfew lifted for New Orleans o Terrebonne curfew lifted o Denham Springs Dusk-to-dawn through Friday o Assumption Parish: Dusk to dawn and will continue through Friday, Aug. 31 o Baker: Beginning at 8:00 p.m until dawn and will last until further notice. o Southern University: Curfew of 7:00 p.m. until further notice. o Independence - Until further notice o West Baton Rouge Parish: Dusk to dawn curfew beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 29. o Acadia Parish: City of Eunice: Dusk to dawn curfew beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 29. o Assumption Parish: Curfew in effect through Friday, Aug. 31. Road Closures o Ascension: LA Hwy 30 at LA Hwy 44 LA Hwy 3089 at LA Hwy 945, in Donaldsonville LA Hwy 621 at George Rouyea Rd LA Hwy 621 at LA Hwy 44 LA Hwy 930 at LA Hwy 929 LA 73 North of US 61 at Henry Rd o Assumption: LA 400 @ Connie St o E. Jefferson: US 61 n/b at LaBarre US 61 n/b at Causeway US 90 at Jefferson Park o E. St. Charles: I 310 s/b at LA 48 US 61 n/b at Spillway 10 w/b at I-310 I 310 n/b at I 10 w/b US 61 n/b at Spillway o Jefferson: Earhart Expressway near Dickory Ave LA 45 @ jean Lafitte National Park Page 6 of 13
LA 48 and Labarre Rd o Lafourche : LA 1 S/Valentine Bridge LA 1 South of Fouchon LA 1 South of Golden Meadow Floodgates LA 24 on Bourg-Larose Hwy near Lafourche-Terrebonne Parish Line LA 308 2 miles n/t-bois Bridge LA 3090 on Fourchon Rd LA Galliano Pontoon Bridge PR Cote Blanch Pontoon Bridge PR Valentine Bridge o Linvingston : LA Hwy 22 east of LA Hwy 16 to Maurepas LA Hwy 1024 at Blount Rd LA Hwy 22 at Head of Island LA Hwy 22 south of Barnum Rd LA Hwy 43 at LA Hwy 1064 LA Hwy 43 at Wagner Rd La Hwy 441 at Big Gravel o Natchitoches: LA 478 between LA 120 & LA 11 o Orleans 1-0 east bound right two lanes o Plaquemines: Doullut Canal Bridge on Hwy 11 in Empire LA 23 at Oakville LA 3017 n/b and s/b at Norman LA 39 closed o St Bernard: LA 39 floodgates in Braithwaite are closed LA 46 Flood gate closed in Verrett LA 300 I-310 s/b @ MP #7 US 61 at the St Charles/Jefferson Parish line is closed US 61 n/b near I-310 o St Helena: LA 441 South of LA 38 o St James: I-10 e/b at LA 641 o St John the Baptist: I-10 @ US 51 I-55 MP 2.2 LA 628 at Ideal Ct US 51 o St. John: Page 7 of 13
I-10 e/b at LA 3188 I-10 w/b I-55 n/b & s/b at Ruddock US 61 n/b at LA 3217 o St Tammany: Causeway Bridge over Lake Ponchartrain I-10 East Bound off ramp to Oak Harbor LA 22 LA 433 LA 434 North of I-12 at the intersection of Bordish Rd US 11 US 190 o Tangipahoa: I-55 N/B and S/B at mile post 23 I-55 SB on ramp from US51B US 51 low road o Terrebonne: LA 315 at Falgout Canal Bridge LA 57 south LA 3011 LA 57 @ Falgout Canal Bridge LA 665 2 miles n of Island Rd E. Woodlawn Ranch Rd bweteen LA57 and LA 56 o W Jefferson: LA 3017 at Norman LA 428 at LA 23 LA 45 at the Flood Gate US 90 w/b at Live Oak US 90B w/b I/I at Maple o W St Charles: US 90 e/b at Barton Dr MISSISSIPPI: Local County States of Emergency: o Harrison, Warren, Adams, & George Evacuations: o 10 AM CDT Thurs. Mandatory evacuation of Moss Point along Rose Dr, Morningview St., Fairwood Dr., Eastwood Dr., Gregory St., Terrance St., Canal St., Karen St. o Mandatory evacuations for portions of Hancock and Jackson (south of Hwy90) counties o Voluntary evacuations began in the low-lying coastal areas of Hancock County with shelters opening at 2pm today Governor has activated 1,500 national guard troops In Gulfport, officials have ordered the port clear of all cargo vessels Page 8 of 13
Cat Island and East and West Ship islands in Harrison County are closed due to the storm. Picayune School District Schools, Hancock County Schools, Bay-Waveland Schools, are all closed today only; Perry County School closed until further notice Lumberton Schools, Poplarville Schools, Richton Schools, Greene County Schools, Marion County Schools, Pearl River County Schools, Stone County Public Schools are all closed today Sandbags have been made available to coastal residents for preparation Boil Water Advisories Curfews: o None Issued at this time o Jackson County, the mandatory curfew for Pascagoula and Moss Point has been extended to 6 a.m. Friday. Power Outages: o Total: approximately 150,000 o ADAMS: 2384 o AMITE: 3350 o ATTALA: 726 o BOLIVAR: 311 o CLAIBORNE: 421 o CLAY: 1,200 o COPIAH: 2,897 o COVINGTON: 3 o DESOTO: 1 o FRANKLIN: 3,000 o FORREST: 756 o GEORGE: 2 o HARRISON: 1,060 o HANCOCK: 5,136 o HINDS: 13,322 o HOLMES: 105 o HUMPHREYS: 21 o JACKSON: 7,110 o JEFFERSON: 479 o JEFFERSON DAVIS: 1,400 o LAWRENCE: 2,400 o LAMAR: 2,888 o LEAKE: 106 o LINCOLN: 10,000 o MADISON: 971 o MONTGOMERY: 856 o MARION: 5,060 o PIKE: 14,500 o PEARL RIVER: 11,000 o PERRY: 94 Page 9 of 13
o RANKIN: 5,890 o SCOTT: 507 o SHARKEY: 549 o SIMPSON: 1,373 o SMITH: 371 o STONE: 548 o SUNFLOWER: 15 o WALTHALL: 543 o WARREN: 6,660 o WASHINGTON: 605 o WILKINSON: 2929 o YAZOO: 565 Curfews: No changes as of this report. o Starkville considering curfew o Jackson County: The curfew will be in effect from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. o Hancock County: 9pm until 6am. o City of Gulfport: 7pm until 7am o City of Biloxi: 7pm until 7am Road Closures: o Mobile County: SR 193 from SR 188 to Dauphin Island at MP 0.1 thru MP 8.0. Water over the roadway in some areas. Officials are currently providing escorts onto and off of the island. o Baldwin County: I-10 EB & WB off ramps @ Exit 30 (Middle Bay Crossing)Water over the roadway, at the bottom of the exit ramps. o Baldwin County: Closed - SR 180 (Fort Morgan Road) at MP 0.0 thru MP 6.0. Water over the roadway. o Baldwin County: SR 182 Eastbound-Multiple Lanes will be closed at different times during the day at MP 7.0 thru MP 10.0. Crews performing debris removal. Please use caution due to sand and water on the roadway. o Mobile County: US 90 from Cochrane Bridge to Bankhead Tunnel at MP 34.0 thru MP 36.0. Water over the roadway. o Baldwin County: SR 59 from 12th Avenue to SR 182 at MP 1.0 thru MP 0.0. Water over southbound right lane. o Mobile County: Closed - SR163/Dauphin Island Parkway - from Perch Creek at Canal Road, to south of Dog River Bridge near Hamilton Boulevard at MP 4.0 thru MP 5.5. Water over road in both directions. ALABAMA: Local County States of Emergency o Baldwin, Lauderdale, and Mobile counties. Cities of Foley and Meridian Page 10 of 13
Evacuations: (Change in evacuation status of Mobile) o Mandatory evacuations for only those neighborhoods immediately adjacent to waterways prone to flooding. It includes the neighborhoods around Three Mile Creek, Dog River, and waterfront along Mobile Bay. This also includes Dolphin Island o This supersedes the previous evacuation orders where Zones 1 & 2 are were ordered to evacuate. Power Outages: Curfews o Mobile: <600 o Dauphin Island: 200 o No additional information available. Boil Water Advisories o None Issued at this time Road Closures: o Gulf Shores, AL: City officials closed Ala. 59 at 12th Avenue and East Beach Boulevard at Highway 135 o Baldwin CO., AL: water is moving over highway 180/West Fort Morgan Road o I-10 in Baldwin County: Closed - I-10 EB & WB off ramps @ Exit 30 (Middle Bay Crossing) Water over the road o SR 163 in Mobile County: Closed - SR163/Dauphin Island Parkway - from Perch Creek at Canal Road, to south of Dog River Bridge near Hamilton Boulevard. Water over road in both directions o I-10 Eastbound in Mobile County: Closed - I-10 Welcome Center Alabama - Mississippi line due to high winds o I-10 Westbound in Baldwin County: Closed - I-10 Welcome Center Alabama - Florida line due to high winds o US 90/98 in Mobile County: Closed - US 90/98 Eastbound and Westbound through Bankhead Tunnel from Cochrane causeway to Government Street is closed. Use I-10 tunnel or Cochrane Bridge for East/West travel.closed due to expected storm surge and flooding. o US 90 Eastbound in Mobile County: Closed - US 90/98 Causeway from Bankhead Tunnel to Baldwin County line due to Flooding o SR 193 in Mobile County: Closed - SR 193 from SR 188 to Dauphin Island; Water over the road o US 90 Eastbound in Baldwin County: Closed - US 90/98 (Causeway) @ Middle Bay Crossing (I-10 EB on ramp) due to flooding. o SR 59 in Baldwin County: Closed - SR 59 from 12th Ave (south of Fort Morgan Road ) to SR 182 (Beach Road) due to flooding. Page 11 of 13
ARKANSAS: o US 90 in Baldwin and Mobile Counties: Closed - US 90/98 Causeway from Bankhead Tunnel to Spanish Fort - Water over the road o Closed - I-10 Welcome Center Alabama - Mississippi line: expected to re-open at 12:00pm on 8/29/12 pending facility conditions and speed of wind gusts. No evacuation orders at this time No curfews in place Power Outages: 12,205 o ARKANSAS: 35 o ASHLEY: 628 o BRADLEY: 22 o CHICOT: 100 o CLARK: 8 o CLEBURNE: 49 o CLEVELAND: 51 o COLUMBIA: 78 o CONWAY: 1,050 o CRAIGHEAD: 1 o DALLAS: 306 o DESHA: 592 o DREW: 161 o FAULKNER: 361 o GARLAND: 198 o GRANT: 248 o HOT SPRING: 458 o INDEPENDENCE: 96 o JEFFERSON: 2,413 o LEE: 4 o MISSISSIPPI: 14 o MONROE: 127 o MONTGOMERY: 479 o NEVADA: 6 o OTHER: 182 o OUACHITA: 78 o PHILLIPS: 75 o PIKE: 4 o POINSETT: 7 o POPE: 1,235 o PRAIRIE: 5 o PULASKI: 1,490 o SALINE: 528 o SCOTT: 1 o ST. FRANCIS: 20 o STONE: 2 Page 12 of 13
FLORIDA: o UNION: 553 o WHITE: 29 o YELL: 511 Local County States of Emergency along the Florida Panhandle o Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Evacuations: Curfews: o Mandatory evacuation order issued in Santa Rosa County has been lifted o Voluntary evacuations for low-lying areas of Okaloosa County has been lifted o Escambia County has scaled back the evacuation order: now applies only to Zone A, which includes the barrier islands of Perdido Key and Pensacola Beach as well as low-lying coastal areas. o Walton County mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted. o None at this time Power Outages o Very few across the state <750 state wide STORM SURGE: STORM SURGE...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOMORROW. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. BASED ON OBSERVATIONS FROM NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TIDE GAGES...AT NEW CANAL STATION LOUISIANA...A STORM SURGE OF MORE THAN 5 FEET IS PERSISTING ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...AND A STORM SURGE VALUE OF NEAR 4 FEET CONTINUES AT WAVELAND MISSISSIPPI. Updates will be as conditions warrant. End of Report A service of: Early Alert, Inc Real Time Emergency Management 877-WE ALERT (877-932-5378) www.earlyalert.com Page 13 of 13