Question: when did hurricane isaac hit new orleans louisiana

title: Hurricane Isaac (2012)
text: A 8.3 - foot ( 2.5 m ) storm surge was reported in Hancock County on August 28 . Wind gusts reached 70 mph ( 110 km / h ) in Gulfport . Three adults and one infant in Mississippi were rescued overnight from a houseboat . There are about 2,132 evacuees housed in 31 shelters across the state and about 4,000 homes were without power as of 5 : 30 a.m. CT . A man was crushed in the cab of his tow truck in Picayune , Mississippi after a tree fell on it , while he was on a call to assist a stranded motorist . A 62 - year - old woman died in similar circumstances on August 30 . The National Weather Service reported that 17.04 inches ( 43.28 cm ) of rain had fallen at Kiln , Mississippi through 7 : 00 PM CDT on August 30 ; 10.85 inches ( 27.56 cm ) was recorded at Gulfport . The excessive rain from Isaac also eroded the Lake Tangipahoa Dam at Percy Quin State Park , causing it to nearly break and flood the already - high Tangipahoa River . Alabama