National Tropical Storm Issac Strengthens as It Moves West-northwestward Toward the Southern Coast of Hispaniola, August 24, 2012 – UPDATE 11 AM EDT by Gary Kopycinski on August 24, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2012 – Update 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC). Tropical Storm Issac has strengthened a little more as it moves west-northwestward toward the southern coast of Hispaniola.