Once inland, the hurricane immediately deteriorated, weakening to a tropical storm just hours after landfall, and its center rapidly filled.
The convention went ahead last night even though the juxtaposition of television images of political chest-beating with the landfall of Isaac close to New Orleans was filled with risk.
As expected, the landfall caused significant weakening of the storm; the eye filled and the cold cloud-tops warmed.
Another proposed street name is Earl Grey Place, chosen to honour the former dock built in 1834 which was run for 129 years until it was filled in to make way for the Tay Road Bridge landfall.
Between the landfall of Dirck Hartog in 1616 and the reconnoitering voyages of Abel Janszoon Tasman in 1642 and 1644, the outline of Australia's western coast was filled in, but the region remained a hazard to shipping.
Families along the coast filled sandbags, took patio furniture inside and stocked up on batteries and bottled water in the final hours before Gordon's expected landfall sometime Tuesday evening.
WeatherSnap is preparing to head to Atlantic City, NJ. http://t.co/BN0Jprd1 — WeatherSnap (@weathersnap) 29 Oct 12 Ocean waters along the New Jersey coast moved inland even before Hurricane Sandy made landfall at about 8 p.m. Monday, filling up streets and washing away piers and boardwalks.
Landfall will be sometime next weekend".
Landfall is expected this evening.
WHERE did Hurricane Irene make landfall?
