warneagle
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Ida is a hurricane, winds 75 mph.
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Hurricane Ida
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TornadoFan
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...IDA STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE AS IT NEARS THE ISLE OF YOUTH...
Gail
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warneagle
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New Orleans mayor issues a mandatory evacuation order for people outside the levee system:
So does anyone see anything coming up for Ida that is a limiting factor?
TornadoFan
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That got me wondering, since all of that water eventually ended up in the Mississippi. Don't know much hydrology, but it looks like most of that crest has passed. A small bit of luck for the levee system, anyway.
This river-flooding link might be useful to watch as Ida nears, comes in, and passes through, though. (Mobile version.)
BayouWeatherGeek
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akt1985
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Ironically, Ida is forecast to make landfall on the same date Katrina made landfall.
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bwalk
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Category 4?
The 18z Euro for 8/29/21 shows the pressure at 938mb as Ida approaches the offshore area of La/Ms.
This translates to a Category 4 storm with winds in the 131-155mph (per Saffir-Simpson). The New Orleans levee system may face a very serious test with Ida. Hopefully, the eye of the storm passes to the right of the city - or even better, fizzles down to a Cat. 1 before landfall.
New Orleans has had almost 2 decades to fix & prepare for another Katrina-like scenario. Let's hope they have. If not Ida, there is another hurricane in the future sure to swamp N.O.
The 18z Euro for 8/29/21 shows the pressure at 938mb as Ida approaches the offshore area of La/Ms.
This translates to a Category 4 storm with winds in the 131-155mph (per Saffir-Simpson). The New Orleans levee system may face a very serious test with Ida. Hopefully, the eye of the storm passes to the right of the city - or even better, fizzles down to a Cat. 1 before landfall.
New Orleans has had almost 2 decades to fix & prepare for another Katrina-like scenario. Let's hope they have. If not Ida, there is another hurricane in the future sure to swamp N.O.
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TornadoFan
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TornadoFan
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Shear eating into Ida?
BayouWeatherGeek
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The sheer won't last long.
TornadoFan
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Ida's sustained windspeed is now up to 80 MPH, pressure down to 985MB.
akt1985
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Winds up to 80 MPH. Hurricane Warning now in effect for the Louisiana coast.
BayouWeatherGeek
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warneagle
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Now forecast to hit 140 mph by Sunday afternoon. Yikes.
Jetstream
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When Ida reaches the loop current look out.
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bwalk
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Preparations underway for Ida. (Well, they did say to "tie everything down"). Category 4: 
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