Gulf Coast ready for Hurricane ISAAC - Mobile Alabama

20120903 Graphic evidence of Hurricane ISAAC tidal Storm Surge documented with ARGUS data logger:

See: http://argus.survice.com/

20120830 1100hrs UPDATE - Heavens help us all if ISAAC turns south and joins with another hurricane?

20120830 0700hrs UPDATE - Waters having trouble draining - flooding remains with water over the dock.

Alabama Stats:

 There are 816 occupants in the general need shelters

 There are 567 state employees to include the Alabama National Guard mobilized

 There are 172 occupants in the medial need shelters

 There are 44 Alabama Mutual Aid Teams on stand-by (they can assist with search and rescue, debris removal and etc.)

 There are 8 regional law enforcement teams on stand-by

 There are 7 roads currently closed (Baldwin-4 and Mobile-3)

 The NWS is predicting 5 feet of storm surge before water recedes later this evening

 There are 2 State Trooper Districts monitoring traffic flow

 There are 2 Department of Transportation Districts monitoring roadways for potential flooding

 The Emergency Operations Center remains activated at level 1

And the rain keeps coming - barrel after barrel - tidal wave after tidal wave..... 

20120829 1800hrs UPDATE - Waters starting to drain leaving debris over roadways...

20120829 0900 UPDATE - Storm surge waters this morning are only a foot more than yesterday (about 3 feet total over flood stage) and winds are reducing after overnight 40-50kt gusts. Rains are reducing - next 24 hrs will be 3-5" of rain - dodged another bullet. All is well aboard M/V GREY GOOSE.

On-scene weather for Dog River Marina is available here: http://www.wunderground.com/sailing-weather/beach:Dog%20River%20Marina%208595

20120829 1200 UPDATE - Winds less than 35kts with minimal storm surge - it's slowing down and just cresting over the docks... out on Mobile Bay - just the other side of the Dog River Bridge there are 4-6 foot waves breaking on shore...  looks like we have dodged the bullet for one more day - wait until tomorrow's high tide in the AM - storm surges tend to be slow moving events...

NOTE blue stripe on the building below - this is Hurricane KATRINA's water depth mark at 17 feet over flood stage! - FYI - TOMORROW is exactly the same day in 2005 when Hurricane KATRINA slammed into the Gulf Coast - history repeats...

20120828 0900 UPDATE - ISAAC winds increasing while storm surge starts pushing inshore and flooding... like a dream... in slow motion.

 You know people are bored when they put the family pet in a stroller and go for a walk (while you still can - waiting a few hours and everything will be flooded)

Most boats have been hauled out and put ashore on higher ground else re-positioned and mooring lines doubled up in preparation for the arrival tomorrow of Hurricane ISAAC. Store fronts are boarding up... inventory placed into containers for transport to storage yards on higher ground... T-minus 24 hours and counting down...

Empty marina slips

Larger boats brace with doubled mooring lines and lowered masts for predicted 6-8 ft. tidal storm surge

A boatyard that 48 hours ago was full of boats being serviced... only a few have chosen to stay on jack stands hoping the storm surge remains low and does not float them off the jack stands...

Transient dock is full with boats passing through which decided to stay in port rather than be out on their own in unfamiliar territory or on a river which is filling up with boats from coastal communities like Orange Beach AL, Pensacola FL etc... 

Can you see the lines used to tie-up the sailboat? Just because they know to repair fiberglass does NOT mean they know how to tie-up their boat.

 City of Mobile Fireboat PHOENIX joins us at Dog River Marina for Hurricane ISAAC.