Hurricane Issac Brings Rain to the Midwest

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This Labor Day weekend, remnants of Hurricane Issac are bringing heavy rain and isolated tornadoes to the mid-Mississippi and Ohio River valleys, while Gulf residents are starting the cleanup process.

Issac was first noted as a tropical disturbance on August 16, 2012.  It became a tropical depression on August 21 and has traveled about 5,600 miles during its course.  It made landfall on August 28th as a Category 1 storm.

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