Ida is currently menacing western Cuba. It will then pass the long way across the Gulf of Mexico, gaining strength every day. Ida will probably be a Category 3 hurricane by the time it has crossed the gulf. There is a chance Ida could rise in strength to Category 4. It is too early to say for sure, but every single model but one that I’ve seen puts landfall somewhere in Louisiana. The one outlyer model has landfall in Mississippi near the Louisiana border.<\/p>\n
Gulf-denizens, start getting ready now. Ida is moving fast. The landfall of the eye, which is NOT when it hits the coast<\/a>, will be late Sunday or very early Monday.<\/p>\n Update: Latest info from NWS<\/a> indicates that the storm will strengthn to Category 4 prior to landfall. That would be at about 6AM on the 30th.<\/p>\n Key Messages at 500 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021:<\/p>\n There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation Ida is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane when Ida is likely to produce heavy rainfall later Sunday into Monday FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS<\/p>\n INIT 27\/2100Z 22.1N 83.2W 70 KT 80 MPH Ida is currently menacing western Cuba. It will then pass the long way across the Gulf of Mexico, gaining strength every day. Ida will probably be a Category 3 hurricane by the time it has crossed the gulf. There is a chance Ida could rise in strength to Category 4. It is too early to … Continue reading Hurricane Ida is the real thing<\/span> \n
\nexpected to continue through tonight in portions of western Cuba,
\nincluding the Isle of Youth, where a Hurricane Warning is in effect.
\nLife-threatening heavy rains, flash flooding and mudslides are
\nexpected across Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and western Cuba,
\nincluding the Isle of Youth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nSunday along the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi within the
\nStorm Surge Warning area. Extremely life-threatening inundation of
\n10 to 15 feet above ground level is possible within the area from
\nMorgan City, Louisiana, to the Mouth of the Mississippi River.
\nInterests throughout the warning area should follow any advice given
\nby local officials.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nit reaches the coast of Louisiana. Hurricane-force winds are
\nexpected Sunday in portions of the Hurricane Warning area along the
\nLouisiana coast, including metropolitan New Orleans, with
\npotentially catastrophic wind damage possible where the core of Ida
\nmoves onshore. Actions to protect life and property should be rushed
\nto completion in the warning area.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nacross the central Gulf Coast from southeast Louisiana to coastal
\nMississippi and Alabama, resulting in considerable flash, urban,
\nsmall stream, and riverine flooding impacts. As Ida moves inland,
\nflooding impacts are possible across portions of the Lower
\nMississippi and Tennessee Valleys.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n 12H 28\/0600Z 23.5N 84.8W 85 KT 100 MPH
\n 24H 28\/1800Z 25.3N 86.9W 105 KT 120 MPH
\n 36H 29\/0600Z 27.1N 89.0W 115 KT 130 MPH
\n 48H 29\/1800Z 28.6N 90.6W 120 KT 140 MPH
\n 60H 30\/0600Z 30.0N 91.3W 80 KT 90 MPH…INLAND
\n 72H 30\/1800Z 31.5N 91.1W 40 KT 45 MPH…INLAND
\n 96H 31\/1800Z 34.4N 89.3W 30 KT 35 MPH…INLAND
\n120H 01\/1800Z 36.0N 86.0W 20 KT 25 MPH…POST-TROP\/REMNT LOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"