Amounts greater than 2-3 inches were primarily confined northward across central Alabama, northern Georgia, on into the Carolinas. 3, we were spared some of the heaviest rainfall associated with Ida. IR satellite image with lightning and model mean sea level pressure at 1800 UTC (1:00 PM EST) Monday, 9 November.Īs seen in Fig. Of course many around here remember the record-holder, Hurricane Kate, which made landfall near Mexico Beach on November 21, 1985.įigure 2. It was the 2nd latest hurricane to develop in the Gulf and eventually make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast. Ida was one of the latest-season tropical cyclones to impact the forecast area. Figure 2 shows an infrared satellite picture of Ida as it tracked across the north central Gulf on Monday, November 9th. The National Hurricane Center discontinued advisories on Ida at 9 am CST on Tuesday. Ida finally made landfall early on Tuesday, November 10th on Dauphin Island outside of Mobile Bay with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Ida was downgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane on Monday morning and was further downgraded to a Tropical Storm later on Monday morning, November 9th. Ida was upgraded to a Hurricane early on Sunday, November 8th, reaching Category 2 status by midday on Sunday. Ida regained strength to a Tropical Storm on Saturday, November 7th as it emerged into the northwest Caribbean. It was quickly upgraded to a Tropical Storm later on Wednesday before it made landfall on the Nicaraguan coast.
For more information, follow the NHC and local authorities.Ida developed in the western Caribbean Sea as a Tropical Depression out of an area of low pressure and disturbed weather on Wednesday, November 4th. Dangerous weather events may occur outside of Ida’s projected path. Southeast Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama could be in Ida’s path, and storm watches have been issued for that area of the United States. A major hurricane can cause devastating or catastrophic damage. The NHC forecasts it will be at or near major hurricane strength when it approaches the northern Gulf coast.Ī “major hurricane” is a Category 3 or higher storm, indicating sustained winds of at least 111 mph. Ida is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. The system is forecast to approach the U.S. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will move away from the Cayman Islands this (Friday) morning, pass near or over the Isle of Youth and western Cuba later today, and move over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico tonight and Saturday. Ida is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h) and this general motion should continue over the next few days.
authorities, issued Friday morning, reads as follows: Ida is currently 75 miles north-northwest of Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean and has maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts Tropical Storm Ida will develop into a major hurricane and make landfall in the United States on Sunday or Monday.
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