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US-WEATHER-STORM
This August 27, 2012 NASA Aqua satellite image shows Tropical Storm Isaac over the Gulf of Mexico, heading on track towards the US state of Louisiana. Tropical Storm Isaac is "on the verge" of becoming a hurricane as it barrels towards New Orleans, forecasters said Tuesday, nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city."Isaac (is) on the verge of becoming a hurricane," the National Hurricane Center said in its 0900 GMT advisory, adding that there was a "significant storm surge and freshwater flood threat to the northern Gulf coast."The Miami-based NHC predicted the center of the storm would be over the Louisiana coast by late Tuesday or early Wednesday, saying "preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion." Forecasters warned of a coastal storm surge of up to 12 feet (3.6 meters) in southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. As of 0900 GMT, the storm was 125 miles (205 kilometers) southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi river, moving to the northwest at 12 miles per hour, according to the NHC. The storm was packing gusts of wind of up to 70 miles per hour, just short of the 74 mph cut-off for a Category One hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. AFP PHOTO/HANDOUT / NASA = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / NASA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS =
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