Heavy storm clouds hover over the skyline of downtown Miami as Tropical Storm Isaac's weather band reaches the Miami area as the storm makes its way in a northwestern direction towards the local keys on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Matt Kessler 23, puts up a board with his father Stuart along with mother Pam aboard their houseboat at the Garison Bight Marina, a city live aboard facility, with last minute preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac in Key West, Sunday, Aug., 26, 2012. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Pam Kessler, with hair blowing aboard her houseboat at the Garison Bight Marina, a city live aboard facility, with last minute preparations, for Tropical Storm Isaac in Key West, Sunday, Aug., 26, 2012. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Bill Collins has removed all outside items from his houseboat at the Garison Bight Marina, a city live aboard facility, with last minute preparations, for Tropical Storm Isaac in Key West, Sunday, Aug., 26, 2012. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Bill Collins has removed all outside items from his houseboat at the Garison Bight Marina, a city live aboard facility, with last minute preparations, for Tropical Storm Isaac in Key West, Sunday, Aug., 26, 2012. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Great dane "Reykjavik" with ears blowing in the wind. Tropical Storm Isaac in Key West, Sunday, Aug., 26, 2012. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Captain George Toth and Chief William Wagner of Islamorada Fire Rescue monitor Tropical Storm Isaac on Sunday morning. Cammy Clark / Miami Herald Staff
Islamorada Fire Rescue Captain George Toth monitors Tropical Storm Isaac on Sunday morning. Cammy Clark / Miami Herald Staff
The hurricane warning flag was raised Sunday morning at the Coast Guard Station in Islamorada. Cammy Clark / Miami Herald Staff
Whale Harbor Marina in Islamorada usually is hopping on a Sunday, but most all the people - and boats - were seeking refuge from Tropical Storm Isaac. Cammy Clark / Miami Herald Staff
The Topsider Resort in Islamorada was nearly deserted Sunday morning. Cammy Clark / Miami Herald Staff
This monument in Islamorada memorializes the more than 400 people who died during the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the strongest recorded to ever hit the Florida Keys. Cammy Clark / Miami Herald Staff
Surfers and curious weather watchers take to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Miami residents Victoria Balladares, 43, and boyfriend, Jose Requejo, 49, right, visit the beach to experience the extreme weather due to Tropical Storm Isaac. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Surfers and curious weather watchers take to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Folko Weltzien, 38, kite surfers as hight wind gust and waves come a shore. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Folko Weltzien, 38, kite surfers as hight wind gust and waves come a shore. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Folko Weltzien, 38, kite surfers as hight wind gust and waves come a shore. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Folko Weltzien, 38, kite surfers as hight wind gust and waves come a shore. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Miami residents Victoria Balladares, 43, and boyfriend, Jose Requejo, 49, right, visit the beach to experience the extreme weather due to Tropical Storm Isaac. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Fully clothed beach goer tries to convince her dog to follower her into the water. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Two curious beach goers walk their dog as they experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Folko Weltzien, 38, kite surfers as hight wind gust and waves come a shore. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Folko Weltzien, 38, kite surfers as hight wind gust and waves come a shore. Surfers and curious weather watchers took toMiami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Sylvio Martini, 38, tries his best to hold on to the kite as a surfer return back to shore. Surfers and curious weather watchers took to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A surfer take to the beach of Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Kirk Zimmerman, left, and Kevin Rew of Key West party through Tropical Storm Isaac at the Schooner Wharf located in Old Key West Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. They said, "Uou can never be 'tutu' ready for the storm." WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
The crowd makes a hurricane salute at the Schooner Wharf in Old Key West during Tropical Storm Isaac in Key West, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Anton Snitgen, Jenna Curl, Jackie Curl, and Michael Manemut, who have been residents of Key West for only a year and never been through a hurricane, run down the dock to visit a friend on board a sailboat at the Key West Bight Marina during Tropical Storm Isaac in Key West, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A woman puts on a rain poncho along Duval Street in Old Key West during Tropical Storm Isaac in Key West, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
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