Issac makes landfall - still dry in da Delta

Well, Hurricane Issac has made landfall and is pouring down rain all over the Gulf Coast as it slowly makes it way up Northerly on the 7th anniversary of Katrina.

Many of my friends have asked if my family is going to be okay from the effects of the hurricane; so far it's been very calm and dry as my hometown of Greenwood is about 300 miles north of New Orleans.

Aside from the damaging winds that a hurricane spawned tornado or thunderstorm; the biggest danger that can come are the flood waters from rains. However since the 1920's, the Mississippi River Valley (Including the Delta region) have a system of  man made "levee" or dikes built along every major river, creeks, and reservoirs. Here's a file photo of the levee/road in Dec 2008 that near my dad's property near Big Sand Creek.

On a humorous note, because most of the family ponds are all dried up, my dad is really hoping for lots and lots of rain in Greenwood to bring us some relief from the summer long drought that we've been experiencing here.