Tropical depression Isaac is now pouring down over the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, with threats of flash floods popping up in the region.
The National Hurricane Center has issued watches and warnings for parts of the Lousiana and Mississippi coastlines as the storm loses strength but continues to drench communities in the South.
Below, the full release.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY... SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...38.5N 93.0W ABOUT 43 MILES...80 KM...WSW OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...25 MPH...40 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 52 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...5 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTLINES. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.5 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 93.0 WEST. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD ON SATURDAY EXITING THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND CONTINUING INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH...40 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS ------- RAINFALL...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY...HEAVY RAINS WILL REACH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. WHILE THE ONGOING DROUGHT WILL TEND TO KEEP THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING DOWN INITIALLY...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SAME AREAS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING FLASH FLOOD THREAT OVER TIME. RAINFALL TOTALS --------------- SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 7 PM CDT ...ALABAMA... WILMER 5 WNW 17.63 DEES 3 N 14.53 GRAND BAY 0.6 NW 11.07 MOBILE/BATES FIELD 9.85 GRAND BAY 6.52 FAIRHOPE 2.3 N 6.42 DAPHNE 1.8 ESE 5.87 THEODORE 8.0 SSE 5.12 POINT CLEAR 1.6 SSW 5.04 DAWES 4.73 SILVERHILL 0.9 SSE 4.34 ...ARKANSAS... PINE BLUFF 8.50 KINGSLAND 6.95 STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 6.32 FORDYCE 6.10 ARKANSAS CITY CANAL 81 5.72 CONNERLY BAYOU 5.70 HARDON LOCK & DAM 5.53 STAR CITY 5.39 EGYPT 5.25 STEPROCK 5.15 MONTICELLO 1.6 WNW 5.09 WHITE HALL 4 NNW 5.08 LITTLE ROCK 2.2 N 3.13 ...FLORIDA... VERO BEACH 5.2 S 16.60 ROYAL PALM BEACH 5.0 W 16.29 BOYNTON BEACH 1.9 NNW 14.41 GREENACRES 13.10 PORT ST LUCIE 1.5 NE 13.04 WELLINGTON 12.55 ABERDEEN 4.2 NNW 12.41 THE ACREAGE 12.29 LOXAHATCHEE WILDLIFE REFUGE 12.24 PALM CITY 4.0 SW 11.69 WEST PALM BEACH INTL ARPT 8.64 MIAMI/OPA LOCKA 6.64 ...GEORGIA... GUYTON 1.9 S 5.60 BROOKLET 13.1 SE 4.60 RINCON 1.2 NNW 4.03 MONROE 5.6 NNE 3.11 JESUP 7.1 N 3.04 AUGUSTA/BUSH FIELD 2.53 ALMA/BACON CO. ARPT 2.49 SAVANNAH MUNI ARPT 2.47 FORT STEWART/WRIGHT AAF 2.06 AUGUSTA/DANIEL FIELD 1.95 MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA 1.50 ...ILLINOIS... GREENVILLE 5.63 HARDIN 2.53 JACKSONVILLE 2.47 CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 2.25 CENTRALIA MUNI ARPT 2.17 MONTGOMERY 2.07 PITTSFIELD 2.06 CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 2.02 SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 1.49 SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 1.08 ...KANSAS... OLATHE/JOHNSON CO INDUSTRIAL ARPT 2.16 LAWRENCE MUNI ARPT 0.57 ...LOUISIANA... NEW ORLEANS 20.08 BAPTIST 13.94 RESERVE 0.5 SSE 13.46 HOLDEN 13.28 LIVINGSTON 13.16 ABITA SPRINGS 1.9 NE 12.36 PORT VINCENT 12.20 HAMMOND 2.3 WSW 11.93 TERRYTOWN 3.3 S 10.56 SLIDELL 10.40 ...MISSOURI... KANSAS CITY MUNI ARPT 2.89 MT LEONARD 2.84 WEST PLAINS 2.29 INDEPENDENCE 2.25 LESTERVILLE 2.21 LEES SUMMIT MUNI ARPT 2.19 HAZELGREEN 2.14 ST CHARLES 2.13 WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA 2.11 LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR 1.99 AVA 0.8 NNW 1.92 COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT 1.76 JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 1.61 ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 1.40 ...MISSISSIPPI... KILN 3.3 N 17.04 COLUMBIA 3 W 15.68 HATTIESBURG 5 SW 13.45 PURVIS 2 N 13.36 SAUCIER 1.7 NNE 12.78 PICAYUNE 5.6 ENE 12.17 DIAMONDHEAD 1.5 NE 12.04 LONG BEACH 0.7 S 11.95 PASCAGOULA 3 NE 11.50 SUMRALL 11.29 MONTICELLO 11.00 KEESLER AFB/BILOXI 10.17 JACKSON 4.76 ...NORTH CAROLINA... WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO. ARPT 4.07 JACKSONVILLE/ELLIS AIRPORT 1.50 ...SOUTH CAROLINA... MOUNT PLEASANT 5.5 NNE 9.08 PAWLEYS ISLAND 5.6 NNE 8.36 CHARLESTON 2.8 NE 7.36 JOHNS ISLAND 9.0 SE 6.44 MEGGETT 1.8 W 4.85 BEAUFORT MCAS 3.59 ROCK HILL-YORK CO. ARPT 2.89 DARLINGTON 1.75