ance ▁of ▁warnings ▁for ▁the ▁area , ▁with ▁public ▁interests ▁being ▁ad vised ▁that ▁the ▁approaching ▁storm ▁could ▁be ▁stronger ▁than ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁Grand ▁Is le ▁h urr icane , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁New ▁Orleans ' ▁strong est ▁documented ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁W arn ings ▁continued ▁into ▁September   2 9 , ▁and ▁local ▁emer gency ▁offices ▁enfor ced ▁strict ▁cur f ew s ▁for ▁New ▁Orleans ▁as ▁land fall ▁approached ; ▁meteor ologist ▁Isaac ▁C line ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁Month ly ▁We ather ▁Review ▁that ▁the ▁effective ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁warnings ▁and ▁strict ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁cur f ew ▁" un question ably " ▁mit ig ated ▁additional ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Louisiana ▁As ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁travers ed ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁from ▁September   2 8 ▁to ▁September   2 9 , ▁it ▁produced ▁rough ▁sur f ▁along ▁its ▁path . ▁The ▁cut ter ▁Miami ▁was ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁storm , ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁ship ▁as ▁an ▁anchor ▁before ▁res uming ▁its ▁tre k ▁towards ▁Key ▁West , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Storm ▁sur ge ▁and ▁rough ▁se as ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁along ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁coast ▁arrived ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁storm ▁made ▁land fall . ▁Ev ac ue es ▁depart ing ▁the ▁coast ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁September   2 8 ▁reported ▁no ▁ab normal ▁t ides ▁along ▁the ▁shore