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Flash Flood Watch Issued for Parts of Central Alabama; Severe Weather Threat As Well
The NWS in Birmingham has issued a Flash Flood Watch that starts at 7 a.m. Monday and goes until 7 p.m. Tuesday for Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, … Continue reading
Bad Situation is Unfolding for New Orleans/Baton Rouge and Parishes to the South
The center of Hurricane Ida has been edging east over the past 12 hours or so and it does appear that the center of the storm will pass near or just west of the Metro New Orleans. Continue reading
URGENT: Ida Now a Dangerous Category Four Hurricane
Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft and NOAA Doppler weather radars indicate that Hurricane Ida has continued to rapidly intensify this Sunday morning. Maximum sustained winds are now estimated to be 130 mph. Continue reading
Ida’s Eye on the New Orleans Radar
The eye of now Major Hurricane Ida is clearly visible on the New Orleans radar early this morning. Continue reading
NOAA-16 Global Lightning Mapper Shows Tremendous Activity in Ida’s Eyewall
It appears that Ida will be strengthening right up until landfall this afternoon, which is a frightening thought. Continue reading
Ida Now a Major Hurricane
Ida continues to strengthen rapidly at this hour and the satellite presentation is becoming impressive. The Hurricane Hunters are finding explosive deepening as well. Ida may have winds of 130 mph or higher on the next advisory at 4 a.m. Continue reading
Central Gulf Coast Impacts from Hurricane Ida Updated for New Track Forecast
Ida appears to be on track to becoming the major hurricane it is forecast to become. Afternoon model intensity forecasts seem to be bunched in the category 3 range with winds between 111-129 mph before landfall. A couple of them … Continue reading
NOAA Plane Confirms Ida is Stronger
The NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane currently investigating Hurricane Ida found flight-level winds of near 90 knots or about 90 mph at the surface. The central pressure was down to around 974 mb. Continue reading
Troubling Northward Shift?
The center of Hurricane Ida appears to have shifted a little to the right of the forecast track this afternoon. Is that just a wobble, or a trend? Continue reading
The Strengthening Has Begun: Just How Strong Will it Be
On its current forecast track, a 60 mile wide area between Morgan City and Grand Isle will see sustained hurricane force winds with a max area of winds between 110-140 mph with gusts to 150-160 mph. Intense devastation would result in those areas. In addition, there will be a devastating 10-15 foot surge all the way into communities like Houma. Continue reading
