Tropical Hurricane Ida

[Bham 99]

They may not have had enough time to get everyone out of the city but doing something is better than nothing

They could reverse the other lanes to go inland which would probably help but I guess that's asking too much.

 

[Wild Weather Monger]

Underperformer you say…?


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It's all relative.

The next 12-18 hours will determine if Ida is one for the history books, or was hyped too much.

I must say, this afternoon has been rather concerning for old N.O. stomping grounds.

 

[EMTime]

I wouldn't be surprised if she's at cat 3 now. She's looking good.

 

[Blue_Ridge_Escarpment]

It's all relative.

The next 12-18 hours will determine if Ida is one for the history books, or was hyped too much.

I must say, this afternoon has been rather concerning for old N.O. stomping grounds.

Yeah I wouldn’t feel good at 15 feet above sea level much less -2.

 

[accu35]

This is the current motion and track, as you can see there more of a NNW motion. It can move back west, but every hour it's off track will be a major difference on impact by landfall of wherever Ida goes.

 

[Wild Weather Monger]

They could reverse the other lanes to go inland which would probably help but I guess that's asking too much.

Yesterday, they were still deciding whether or not to play a freaking preseason game after moving the start time to 1 PM CDT. The city government was asleep at the wheel.

 

[EMTime]

Coastal ms better watch out. If this trend continues, their surge will be higher.

 

[Tornadocane]

In the 45 minutes I'm gone, Ida actually develops another eye and a respectable core of convection. This is probably 970Mbs right now.

 

[accu35]

One more image, you can see that last frame or 2 with a almost due north wobble.

 

[accu35]

One more image, you can see that last frame or 2 with a almost due north wobble.
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This is where it's suppose to go wnw, but instead it's not.

 

[Blue_Ridge_Escarpment]

This is where it's suppose to go wnw, but instead it's not.

It’ll have to go due west to get back on track. It’s honestly more NNNW right now.

 

[Arcc]

Don’t buy too much into it being east of forecast points until convection rotates around the eye. It’s very liable to pull it back to the west when it does.

 

[Storm5]

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[Tarheel1]

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This is the current motion and track, as you can see there more of a NNW motion. It can move back west, but every hour it's off track will be a major difference on impact by landfall of wherever Ida goes.

Lot of dry air and issues in the E and NE quadrant! It just can’t seem to shake issues on that side

 

[cyclogent]

976/105 now.

 

[Snowfan]

Ida a little stronger. Now at 105 mph.

4:00 PM CDT Sat Aug 28
Location: 26.2°N 87.0°W
Moving: NW at 16 mph
Min pressure: 976 mb
Max sustained: 105 mph

 

[Brent]

..IDA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO... NHC

 

[Blue_Ridge_Escarpment]

Ida a little stronger. Now at 105 mph.

Sources (my eyes): it’s not moving NW and hasn’t been for a few hours.

 

[KYweather]

Can clearly see on the IR Satellite it is fighting southerly shear on the southern side. The western/northern/eastern sides of the cane have really nice outflow. Be interesting to see if that southerly shear disrupts intensity much over next several hours

 

[Wild Weather Monger]

"Ida has moved a little to the right of the previous track, but the
long-term motion motion is still northwestward or 320/14 kt. The
track forecast philosophy remains unchanged. Ida is expected to
continue on a northwestward heading through late Sunday as it is
steered around the southwestern portion of a deep-layer ridge near
the southeastern United Stated coast."

That's the story, and they're sticking to it. Okie Dokie.