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Isaac Power Outages Remain Across Louisiana (PHOTOS)
NEW ORLEANS — Much of a finger-shaped parish
southeast of New Orleans was still covered with floodwater Sunday and more than
200,000 people across Louisiana still didn't have any power, five days after
Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked
with friends or relatives.
No Water or Power Means
Days of Misery for Louisiana
At least six
storm-related deaths have been reported
People stand by an intentional levy breach
created to alleviate trapped floodwater in Braithwaite, La. on Thursday. (AP)
BELLE CHASE, La. (AP) - Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.
Newly-nominated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited flood-ravaged communities, and President Barack Obama said he would arrive Monday, appearances this part of the country is all too familiar with after Katrina and the Gulf oil spill.
Meanwhile, the leftovers from the storm pushed into the drought-stricken Midwest, knocking out power to thousands of people in Arkansas. At least six people were killed in the storm in Mississippi Louisiana.
BELLE CHASE, La. (AP) - Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.
Newly-nominated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited flood-ravaged communities, and President Barack Obama said he would arrive Monday, appearances this part of the country is all too familiar with after Katrina and the Gulf oil spill.
Meanwhile, the leftovers from the storm pushed into the drought-stricken Midwest, knocking out power to thousands of people in Arkansas. At least six people were killed in the storm in Mississippi Louisiana.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — When drought made Fourth of July fireworks a fire
hazard, organizers in Chesterfield, Mo., decided to try again Labor Day
weekend. Go figure: Now rain from the remnants ofHurricane
Isaac has forced
them to cancel again.
The storm is
expected to drop several inches of rain over parts of the Midwest this weekend,
and residents are preparing for a soggy holiday with mixed emotions. People in
drought-stricken areas have been begging, pleading and praying for rain. But
did it have to ruin the end-of-summer party?
"Whoever
thought we'd have a hurricane challenge this event again?" city of
Chesterfield spokeswoman Libbey Tucker said of the ill-fated fireworks display.
"Somebody joked that next time it will be snow that we'll have to cancel
for."
What's left
of Isaac has been plodding north into states that badly need moisture. The
worst drought in decades stretches from Ohio west to California. Isaac will
move straight through some of the hardest hit states: Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio. Lesser rain is expected to the west in portions of Oklahoma and
Kansas.
State
emergency agencies, city and county leaders and utility crews have been
preparing for the deluge. In Indianapolis, a line of about 100 cars snaked
from a Department of Public Works lot where free sandbags were being
distributed Friday. Residents could pick up bags filled with 30 to 50 pounds of
sand.
Jenny Bland,
50, of Indianapolis, waited in line more than 90 minutes so she could pick up
bags for her family and elderly neighbors.
"People
are taking this very seriously," Bland said.
Fears were
well-founded in Arkansas, where some areas have had more than 6 inches of rain
since Thursday, and thousands lost power. Tornado warnings were
issued for several counties, but no touchdowns were confirmed late Friday and
there were no reports of injuries or damage.
Brian Smith,
senior forecaster for the National Weather Service in North Little Rock, said remnants of the
hurricane were still affecting central and northeast Arkansas late Friday.
Showers and thunderstorms were possible in the northern half of the state
Saturday, he said.
Tornado
warnings extended into southern Missouri on Friday, and flash flood warnings were common.
Farther
north, the concern — or hope, depending on your perspective — was mostly rain.
"Overall,
this rainfall is much needed and much appreciated," meteorologist Jayson
Gosselin, of the National Weather Service in suburban St. Louis, said late
Friday. "It will definitely help our drought conditions for Illinois,
Missouri and Arkansas to the south."
He said
there hadn't been any threats of flash flooding or river flooding.
"Right
now, with it being so dry we can take quite a bit of water," Gosselin
said.
Missouri and
Illinois should see steady rain into Sunday, forecasters said.
"The
fact that the rain is going to be spread over probably two days, that's
good," said meteorologist Jim Kramper, also with the National Weather
Service in suburban St. Louis. "We're looking at rainfall deficits of 9 to
12 inches in this state so this isn't going to solve the problem, but it'll put
a dent into it."
The
downside: The rain was likely to make a washout of a usually festive weekend,
with some events called off and others moved inside.
Dozens of
high school football games were canceled, postponed or rescheduled. College
teams, however, were prepared to play.
"That
field's not going to be slick, and we don't have a Plan B," said Arkansas
coach John L. Smith, whose Razorbacks prepared to host Jacksonville State on
Saturday night in Fayetteville. Besides, he added, "The sun always shines
on the Hogs."
In
Champaign, Ill., Thomas Maton planned to put his wallet and cellphone in
plastic bags and wear clothes he doesn't mind getting soaked for the Illini
opener Saturday against Western Michigan. He figured he'd sat through worse,
including games in sub-freezing temperatures.
"There's
a certain point in your mind where you cross a line, 'We're stepping out of
sanity here,'" Maton said. "But it's like, what the heck, it's two to
three hours."
The weather
put a damper on tourism. Oleg Shneper, manager of the Extended Stay America
hotel near Kings Island amusement park in suburban Cincinnati, received several
cancellations because of the weather.
"People
have called to say they can't get here because the rain is keeping them from
getting out of airports," he said.
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