@scotpilie_wx: Pretty wild! Hurricane Isaias’ cloud shield is now drifting over New Orleans, even though the storm is still roughly 380 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River! A deceptively gorgeous day along the Gulf Coast as Isaias intensifies over the Gulf. Imagine the days before modern forecasting, when coastal communities had little warning that a dangerous storm was on the way. Don’t let today’s beautiful conditions catch you off guard as a hurricane will come ashore tomorrow evening along the Alabama/Florida Panhandle.