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Tropical Hurricane Ida

Chazwin said:
I know it’s been said, but I am just in awe of how well this thing still looks on radar and especially satellite. Obviously the terrain it’s been over isn’t conducive for fast weakening, but we have certainly seen storms in that area weaken much faster than this. Like with Michael, the key is that it had land at max strength which takes so much longer to wind down. It looks like it may still be category 2 when it reaches Baton Rouge
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Its crazy to see max winds wind down from just friction and not weakening.
 
Henry2326 said:
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I've been thinking about the MRGO dam as well as the 32-foot floodgate that keeps Lake Borne from flooding Lake Ponchatrain. Thank God they were built, otherwise, this storm could have been so much worse. But, I can't help thinking about what a disaster it would be should particularly the Lake Borne gates, suddenly fail while holding back a 15-30 foot surge.
 
Wild Weather Monger said:
I've been thinking about the MRGO dam as well as the 32-foot floodgate that keeps Lake Borne from flooding Lake Ponchatrain. Thank God they were built, otherwise, this storm could have been so much worse. But, I can't help thinking about what a disaster it would be should particularly the Lake Borne gates, suddenly fail while holding back a 15-30 foot surge.
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Looks like Lake is posing a problem here.


 
bigstick10 said:
Looks like it is turning to the NNE now??
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Probably a bit of a jog to the east since it does appear to be moving due north for the last hour. Any jog east is key though as it could push the eastern eye wall closer to downtown New Orleans
 
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