* Hurricane IDA *
IDA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE
Post Date: Early Monday Morning
November 09, 2009
HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED
FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
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AS OF 9:00pm CST, MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IDA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST... BUT IDA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
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HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES.
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ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS... 979 MB - 28.91 INCHES
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* POST UPDATE *
IDA DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
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AT 9:00am CST...
ALL HURRICANE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ALONG THE GULF COAST HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.
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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO THE AUCILLA RIVER FLORIDA, INCLUDING NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.
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IDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH... A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND THEN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
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ON THE FORECAST TRACK...
THE CENTER OF IDA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUESDAY MORNING. [I’ve been reading reports that say LANDING will happen sometime between the hours of 2 to 5 AM CST Tuesday morning.]
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AFTER Tuesday’s LANDFALL, IDA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A TURN TO THE EAST.
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TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
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ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB... 29.41 INCHES.
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NOTE: This will be my last posting on this Storm until Landfall. But for now... keep up with the latest on this storm with the links and info I have provided for you below...
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* Keep up with the latest Updates and Public Advisories on this Storm at NOAA’s Official Website - HERE
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REMEMBER: FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA... INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS... PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
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* Latest Satellite Imagery at links below...
- GULF IR Loop - (Works during Day or Night)
- Gulf Visible Imagery - (During Daytime only)
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* Mobile, AL Long Range Radar *
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WATCH CONTINUING LIVE COVERAGE:
* WDSU covers Hurricane IDA at link below...
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Info/Map & Satellite Imagery by NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center, Miami FL/SSD
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May IDA pass by all those in its way without incident...
AubreyJ.........
>>> The KTBS website had this report out Monday for all us folks who live in Northeastern Louisiana.
Be sure to click it out at link below...
Wind and flooding rains headed for the ArkLaTex
> KTBS has these Up To Date Ark-La-Tex Weather Reports HERE
* Shreveport, LA *
> Long Range Radar Loop HERE
> Updated NOAA Forecast/Watch/Warnings HERE
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More Info on:
GUSTAV - TROPICAL STORM HANNA
& TROPICAL STORM IKE at...
NOAA’s Official Website - HERE
.. * Latest Satellite Imagery at links below...
- Atlantic Floater Imagery Visible Loop
- Atlantic Floater Imagery Color Infrared Loop
> New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Long Range Radar
Info/Map & Satellite Imagery by NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center, Miami FL/SSD
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Older Posing on Gustav Below This Point:
New Orleans Prepares for Hurricane Gustav
About News Video: Lines of people waiting for buses to take them out of the city grew longer Saturday and traffic grew heavier on main highways as Hurricane Gustav strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm on track for the Gulf Coast.
Video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress
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Links:
* Emergency.Louisiana.gov
* Department of Homeland Security
* FEMA
* American Red Cross
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About Photo: President George W. Bush calls Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Saturday, August 30, 2008, to discuss the impending storms that are expected to strike Louisiana and other areas of the Gulf Coast as a result of Hurricane Gustav.
White House photo by Chris Greenberg
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* Louisiana Public School Cancellations *
Governor Bobby Jindal Issues Executive Order of Closure of Schools
> Read Order HERE
The following School Districts will not be in session this...
Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday:
(Note: Monday was already a Scheduled Holiday)
Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn
Info/Photo from Louisiana official website
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* New Orleans told to flee Gustav *
Photo from official New Orleans website
