Waves batter the coast in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday, August 26, after Tropical Storm Isaac passed the island. 
Larry Hoffmeister, left, and Charles Carter place storm shutters on Carter's vacation home on Dauphin Island, Alabama, as they prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac on Sunday. 
Justin and Kayla Franklin of Tennessee walk in wind and rain in downtown Key West as Tropical Storm Isaac moves over the island. 
Biloxi, Mississippi, resident Stephanie Dale fills out paperwork Sunday to have her dog microchipped at the Humane Society of South Mississippi, which opened its doors to provide an emergency microchip and tag clinic. 
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, resident Charles Bartlett fills several gas containers in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac. 
Andrew Marino, left, and Colby Collier pull a wagon filled with sandbags back to their homes as Florida residents continue to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on Sunday, August 26. 
Palm trees blow in the wind in front of the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where the start of the Republican National Convention has been pushed to Tuesday. 
Earl, right, and Terri Harris place sandbags around their home to prepare for possible flooding. 
A couple watch as waves and strong winds from Tropical Storm Isaac, which passed by Cuba on Sunday, batter the shore in Gibara, Cuba, on Saturday, August 25. 
Strong winds bend palm trees in Cuba's northern province of Sancti Spiritus on Saturday. Isaac is expected to strengthen and become a Category 1 hurricane by early Monday as it draws nearer to Florida. 
A man captures the effects of Tropical Storm Isaac in Gibara. 
People watch from the shore as waves pound the coast in Gibara. 
Officials reported some storm surge and flooding in eastern Cuba. 
Tampa, Florida, area residents make preparations for the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac by filling sandbags at a Hillsborough County Public Works Service Center on Saturday. 
A woman sits atop sandbags filled by Tampa area residents in perparation for the storm. 
Two men install storm shutters on Duval Street on Saturday. 
Vehicles cross a bridge leaving the Lower Keys on Saturday as the storm strengthens and moves closer. 
(CNN) -- As Tropical Storm Isaac churns toward the Gulf Coast, where it is forecast to hit as a Category 1 hurricane, states are taking measures to prepare for landfall.
Thousands in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama began evacuations Monday, and their governors declared states of emergency.
Rains and tropical storm winds continued to lash Florida on Monday, and some evacuations took place there, too.
A summary of the latest preparations in each state:
Louisiana
Hurricane Tracker
FEMA: We don't wait for storm to arrive 
Using lessons from Katrina for Isaac 
Isaac slowly strengthening, organizing -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has called for residents in coastal parishes prone to flooding to voluntarily evacuate.
--Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for St. Charles Parish and parts of Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish.
-- In Jefferson Parish, authorities ordered some 9,000 people to evacuate the towns of Jean Lafitte, Crown Point and Barataria.
Forecasters: Isaac follows track of Katrina
-- The east bank of Plaquemines Parish, as well as the lower end of the west bank from Ironton to Venice are also under mandatory evacuation orders.
-- In St. Charles Parish, buses are being used to evacuate residents. Evacuees may bring one personal item, one carry-on, and pets.
-- Widespread power outages are expected (a "100% certainty"), said Scott Whelchel, director of the St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center.
-- As of Monday morning, there were no plans to order evacuations of New Orleans, but officials say they will use buses and trains to move residents out of the area if needed.
Mississippi
-- In Gulfport, Mississippi, authorities ordered the port cleared of cargo vessels.
-- Voluntary evacuations began in the low-lying coastal areas of Hancock County
-- Cat Island and East and West Ship islands in Harrison County are closed due to the storm.
Alabama
-- Gov. Robert Bentley has ordered a mandatory evacuation for parts of Baldwin and Mobile counties.
-- Other residents in low-lying or flood-prone areas are urged to voluntarily evacuate.
Florida
-- Isaac has caused some relatively minor damage in south Florida.
-- Portions of Lee County, including Fort Meyers Beach, were evacuated.
-- More than 550 flights to and from the airport in Miami were canceled because of Isaac.
-- Organizers of the Republican National Convention in Tampa delayed the convention for a day as Isaac approached. They plan to begin the proceedings in earnest on Tuesday.
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