Hurricane Ida – Day 3
Position: 27.2N 88.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Northwest [325°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 105 mph [165 kph].
Wind Gusts: 120 mph [195 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 65 km].
Minimum central pressure: 964 mb ↓.
Currently about 235 miles [ 375 km] Southeast of Houma, Louisiana.
Currently about 235 miles [ 375 km] South-Southwest of me.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Intracoastal City, Louisiana to the mouth of the Pearl River including Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Cameron, Louisiana to west of Intracoastal City, Louisiana; the mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama/Florida border.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for east of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Louisiana to the Alabama/Florida border including Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas; and Mobile Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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