Tropical Storm Isaac

The New Orleans Saints football team is watching Tropical Storm Isaac closely.  The Saints are scheduled to play the Tennessee Titans Thursday night in their final preseason game of the year in Nashville. Interim head coach Joe Vitt said yesterday that the team was watching the storm and would make a decision soon on when to leave New Orleans for Nashville.

As of the 7:00 a.m. update, Southwest Louisiana is now under a Tropical storm watch. The cone of uncertainty has shifted further westward which now looks like it includes all of  Louisiana. Update: 7:00 a.m. advisory:  The 7 a.m has just come out and nothing has really changed as far as projected path and wind speeds.  Tropical Storm Isaac is currently sporting 65 mph winds with gusts up to 75 mph

Hurricane season is in full swing and the Caribbean is churning with tropical storm Isaac.  Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. We checked in with Chief meteorologist Wade Hampton from KPLC for the latest update.