NHC AL092012 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Isaac (2012)
August 20, 2012 – September 1, 2012
Hurricane Isaac peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 222 US cities, 16 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 222
- At hurricane strength
- 16
- States
- 4
81 mph
when closest
Cities Isaac passed near, strongest first
Louisiana (203)
- BurasCategory 1 · 27 mi
- Port SulphurCategory 1 · 32 mi
- Golden MeadowCategory 1 · 3 mi
- Saint BernardCategory 1 · 50 mi
- GallianoCategory 1 · 9 mi
- LafitteCategory 1 · 28 mi
- VioletCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Cut OffCategory 1 · 13 mi
- Belle ChasseCategory 1 · 41 mi
- MontegutCategory 1 · overhead
- ChauvinCategory 1 · 6 mi
- LaroseCategory 1 · 9 mi
- HarveyCategory 1 · 41 mi
- GretnaCategory 1 · 44 mi
- ChalmetteCategory 1 · 49 mi
- MerauxCategory 1 · 50 mi
- LockportTropical storm · 10 mi
- MarreroTropical storm · 39 mi
- New OrleansTropical storm · 46 mi
- ArabiTropical storm · 48 mi
- HoumaTropical storm · overhead
- WestwegoTropical storm · 38 mi
- HarahanTropical storm · 38 mi
- MetairieTropical storm · 42 mi
- SlidellTropical storm · 73 mi
- RacelandTropical storm · 9 mi
- Des AllemandsTropical storm · 21 mi
- BoutteTropical storm · 28 mi
- LulingTropical storm · 30 mi
- Saint RoseTropical storm · 34 mi
- KennerTropical storm · 39 mi
- SchrieverTropical storm · 1 mi
- GrayTropical storm · 1 mi
- HahnvilleTropical storm · 30 mi
- DestrehanTropical storm · 31 mi
- ThibodauxTropical storm · 3 mi
- NorcoTropical storm · 31 mi
- LacombeTropical storm · 67 mi
- VacherieTropical storm · 15 mi
- Morgan CityTropical storm · 19 mi
- BerwickTropical storm · 22 mi
- ReserveTropical storm · 26 mi
- La PlaceTropical storm · 30 mi
- MandevilleTropical storm · 62 mi
- NapoleonvilleTropical storm · 3 mi
- PaulinaTropical storm · 16 mi
- LutcherTropical storm · 18 mi
- GramercyTropical storm · 19 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 26 mi
- MadisonvilleTropical storm · 58 mi
- Abita SpringsTropical storm · 69 mi
- Belle RoseTropical storm · 1 mi
- Pierre PartTropical storm · 11 mi
- FranklinTropical storm · 34 mi
- CovingtonTropical storm · 65 mi
- PlaquemineTropical storm · overhead
- White CastleTropical storm · overhead
- AddisTropical storm · 2 mi
- BruslyTropical storm · 4 mi
- DonaldsonvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
and 143 more
Mississippi (12)
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 71 mi
- CentrevilleTropical storm · 37 mi
- LibertyTropical storm · 54 mi
- SmithdaleTropical storm · 66 mi
- WoodvilleTropical storm · 24 mi
- GlosterTropical storm · 45 mi
- MeadvilleTropical storm · 58 mi
- RoxieTropical storm · 49 mi
- NatchezTropical storm · 36 mi
- FayetteTropical storm · 57 mi
- LormanTropical storm · 60 mi
- Port GibsonTropical storm · 69 mi
Florida (4)
- Key WestTropical storm · 45 mi
- Summerland KeyTropical storm · 58 mi
- Big Pine KeyTropical storm · 63 mi
- MarathonTropical storm · 74 mi
Arkansas (3)
- Junction CityTropical storm · 70 mi
- StrongTropical storm · 71 mi
- CrossettTropical storm · 75 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.