Back to normal, I suppose! As Ida moves out, do know it will be rather humid when the wind dies down today. The west wind will hopefully continue to usher in slightly – and I…
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8/30/21 6AM Tropical Storm Ida update – rain, wind, tornado threat continues for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
Tropical Storm Ida continues to drift north across the counties of Mississippi. Heavy rain, flash flood warnings and power outages will continue for the next few hours before Ida finally moves off to the north.…
8/29/21 230PM Hurricane Ida update: County-by-county forecast as well as power outage potentials and durations
Before I get started, Dr. Kim Wood a satellite data guru, fantastic meteorologist, and all around great human up at Mississippi State – and someone who is the pride of Oregon State University – put…
8/29/21 1PM Hurricane Ida update: Landfall as Category 4 Hurricane, now starts to turn north
Hurricane Ida is slowly moving NW across inland SE Louisiana now. It made landfall shortly before noon today near Port Fourchon. It will now start to turn north and eventually northeast. As it moves ashore…
8/29/21 8AM Hurricane Ida update: A county-by-county breakdown of potentials for sections of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
A couple changes: I bumped up the peak wind gust across the board by 5mph. With how big this stom is now, the rainbands may not support higher sustained wind across the board (though there…
8/28/21 7PM Hurricane Ida update: a county-by-county breakdown for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
Looking at the latest data, the NHC still hasn’t nudged things too far back to the east yet. Even though, Hurricane Ida continues to trek more northerly that true northwesterly. This is still slated to…
8/28/21 2PM Hurricane Ida update – perhaps a wiggle to the east
hurricane Ida is now a Category 2 Hurricane as it continues to drift northwest around 15mph – currently at 16mph. This is slightly faster (by 1-2mph) than we thought yesterday. The storm is likely just…
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8/28/21 9AM Hurricane Ida county-by-county update for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
A real quick note on these county-by-county breakdowns. I’ve had some requests for coastal counties and some farther inland. I wish I could get them all. But, I have to draw a line somewhere. If…
8/27/21 7PM Hurricane Ida update – a county-by-county breakdown for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
Let me start by saying that this forecast may change. And is not set in stone. I really encourage everyone to check back every – at least! – 12 hours for an update until landfall…
8/24/21 South Mississippi Forecast update w/ tropical details
During the next few days, the overall pattern is going to persist. Temperatures will continue to run in the 90s with Heat Index values around 105. High pressure is still in control across parts of…
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