Moving slowly towards the Louisiana coast in late-August, Isaac made its first landfall on the Mississippi River's Southwest Pass at 0000 UTC on August 29 with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 967 mbar (hPa; 28.56 inHg).
Hurricane Isaac dropped heavy rainfall across the state, particularly in eastern areas of Louisiana,[REF] which caused flash flooding and river flooding [REF].