Hurricane Isaac Path – Isaac has officially hit hurricane status and it’s on a path to New Orleans. According to forecasters Isaac was scheduled to reach the city nearing its seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In the latest update confirmed by CBS News, Hurricane Isaac hit the city on Tuesday.
Many New Orleans residents are still spooked by the eerie reminders of how their city was devastated in 2005, more than 1,800 of their neighbors were killed and all of their lives were changed forever.
In a report on the Huffington Post, several residents talked about how they weren’t taking the same chances this time—as most of them packed up some belongings and headed inland to stay with relatives on safer ground, all the while praying that their home would still be there when they returned.
Linda Grandison in 2005 had to wait on a bridge for more than three days before being rescued by helicopter. This time she’s going to her mother’s house in Gretna, a New Orleans suburb.
“You can’t predict God’s work. This is nerve-wracking,” she told the Huffington Post. “I hate leaving my house, worrying if it’s going to flood or get looted. But I’m not going to stay in the city again.”
The residents were joined by their mayor Mitch Landrieu in exercising caution, “We don’t expect a Katrina-like event, but remember there are things about a Category 1 storm that can kill you.”
Hurricane Isaac with surface winds of 75 mph is reportedly on path to hit the coast of four other states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans.
