KTBB Owner Covering GOP Convention as Isaac Batters Florida

KEY WEST, FLA. (AP/STAFF) — Tropical Storm Isaac is churning toward the northern Gulf Coast and promises to give the Republican National Convention a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys and Miami area with wind and rain.

The National Hurricane Center predicts Isaac will grow a Category 1 hurricane over the warm Gulf of Mexico and possibly hit late Tuesday somewhere along a stretch that starts west of New Orleans and runs to the edge of the Florida Panhandle. That would be one day shy of seven years after Hurricane Katrina struck catastrophically in 2005.

KTBB’s Dr. Bob Peters said Tampa could look for periods of rain continuing through Tuesday, with tropical force storm winds Monday afternoon and evening. It’s all worrying organizers of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. KTBB owner-general manager Paul Gleiser is there for exclusive coverage.