Ida is just a low pressure area near Destin, FL this afternoon, and will move slowly east tonight, taking its rain with it. The visible satellite shows the bright SW edges of taller clouds over central AL lit by the setting sun.
This storm has produced a lot of rain over Alabama. Some rainfall totals as of late afternoon: BHM airport 3.70″, Pleasant Grove 3.29, Ensley 4.29, Hoover 3.68, Calera 3.62, TCL 3.19, Jemison 3.57, Childersburg 3.02, Anniston 2.25, HSV 1.85, Cullman 1.50, MGM 3.16, Auburn 3.50, Brent 5.28, Fort Payne 1.69, Mobile 3.61.
Winds gusted to 35 mph at the Birmingham Airport today, and higher than that on ridge tops. Power outages have been reported, including in parts of Hoover.
Please be careful driving home today. A flood warning continues for much of the BHM metro area until 630 pm. Don’t drive into roadways covered by water…you may not be able to tell the depth, and the road underneath could be washed away.
