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Tropical Depression or Tropical Storm May Be Forming Over the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Invest 91L continues to get better organized in the northern Gulf of Mexico and may become a tropical depression or tropical storm later this afternoon or tonight before making landfall across the eastern Florida Panhandle late tonight. Continue reading
Noon Update: Cool Front Approaching from the Northwest
Skies have been mostly sunny to occasionally partly cloudy on this first Sunday of September. But thick clouds are not far away. Continue reading
Sunday Weather Xtreme Video: Talking Tropics…Again
A cool front will be sagging into Alabama over the next 24 hours, giving us increased clouds and chances for rain and storms starting later today into midweek. A potential midweek tropical system could affect the Gulf Coast, and perhaps another in the following week. We will be watching. Continue reading
Ida Will Rank with the Strongest Hurricanes Ever to Hit Louisiana, Perhaps the Strongest
Ida ranks near the top or at the top of all the hurricanes that have ever hit Louisiana. Continue reading
Spot Reports at 10:30 a.m.
Landfall should occur within the hour near Port Fourchon or just west of Grand Isle. Continue reading
First Daylight Look at Visible Satellite Image of Ida
Hurricane Ida is still forecast to reach 155 mph before landfall. Category five status is achieved when winds reach 157 mph or greater. Continue reading
A Special Sunday Weather Xtreme Video: Hurricane Ida On Final Approach to Louisiana, Still Strengthening
Hurricane Ida will be a life altering hurricane for parts of Louisiana. Continue reading
Hurricane Ida Even Stronger, Top Winds 150 mph
The latest minimum central pressure estimated from reconnaissance aircraft data is 935 mb Continue reading
Ida Still Strengthening on Approach to the Louisiana Coast: Top Winds 145 mph
Reports from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to 145 mph. Continue reading
Dangerous Category Four Hurricane Ida Strengthens Some More
Flooding is already being reported in Mobile due to Hurricane Ida. Continue reading
