In waning daylight, a satellite snapped Hurricane Isaac on Aug. 28, 2012, at 6:46 p.m. local time as the massive storm made landfall at Plaquemines Parish, about 95 miles (153 km) east of New Orleans.
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These names, picked by the World Meteorological Organization, will be used for any tropical storms and hurricanes that form during the the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. (The list will be updated with links to stories if and when storms with each name form.)
Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William
