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8 pm Ida Update — Ida’s Eye Passing Just West of New Orleans
A Weatherflow observations on Pontchartrain Causeway recently reported a sustained wind of 66 mph (106 km/h) and a gust of 89 mph (142 km/h). An observation at the Gulfport Marina in Mississippi recently reported a sustained wind of 61 mph (98 km/h). Continue reading
7 pm Advisory — Ida Continues to Move Further Inland Over Southeastern Louisiana
A turn toward the north is expected overnight, followed by a slightly faster northeastward motion by Monday night and Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will move farther inland over southeastern Louisiana tonight. Ida is then forecast to move well inland over portions of western Mississippi Monday and Monday night, and move across the Tennessee Valley on Tuesday. Continue reading
Wind Advisory Issued for All of Central Alabama from 10 am Monday – 7pm Tuesday
Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Continue reading
NWS Birmingham Expands Flash Flood Watch a Little Farther to the East
NWS Birmingham updates Flash Flood Watch to add the following counties (Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, and Montgomery) to the counties that have already been placed in the watch (Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston). Continue reading
4 pm Advisory — Catastrophic Storm Surge, Extreme Winds, & Flash Flooding Continues in Portions of Southeast Louisiana
Based on the latest Doppler velocities, the initial wind speed has been conservatively reduced to 115 kt for this advisory. As Ida’s circulation moves farther inland this evening and overnight, a faster rate of weakening is expected, and Ida is forecast to become a tropical depression over Mississippi by late Monday. Continue reading
What’s Happening Now & What Can We Expect in Central Alabama from Hurricane Ida
We are already starting to see the first rainband from Ida moving through the southern parts of Central Alabama this afternoon, and more impacts will move into the area later today through the entire day on Monday and much of the day on Tuesday. Continue reading
1 pm Advisory — Eye of Hurricane Ida Continues to Move Inland
A Florida Coastal Monitoring Observation Tower at South Lafourche Airport recently reported a sustained wind of 70 mph (113 km/h) and a wind gust of 102 mph (164 km/h). A sustained wind of 47 mph (60 km/h) and a gust of 63 mph (102 km/h) were recently reported at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans. Continue reading
Category 4 Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall Near Port Fourchon, Louisiana
NOAA Doppler radar imagery indicates that the eye of Ida made landfall along the southeastern coast of Louisiana near Port Fourchon around 1155 AM CDT (1655 UTC). Continue reading
11 am Advisory — Northern Eyewall of Ida Now Moving Onshore Along Coast of Southeast Louisiana
The eyewall of Ida is now starting to move onshore just to the south-southwest of Grand Isle and just south of Leeville, very close to Port Fourchon. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Julian Forms Over the Central Subtropic Atlantic; Rest of Tropics Remain Busy
We now have five areas of interest on the board out in the tropics ranging from a category 4 hurricane (Ida), to a newly formed Tropical Storm Julian, to a tropical depression (TD-10), and to two separate areas that may form into tropical cyclones in the near future. Continue reading
