5:00pm update from the NHC. “Hurricane Ida” forecast to be a Category 4 hurricane at landfall Sunday night or early Monday morning with winds to 140 mph.
Sidney Sperry 27 Aug 2021 22:10 UTC
FYI… the latest forecast data and graphics from the National Hurricane Center and the National Weather Service. The NHC is projecting Ida will be a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds to 140 mph, storm surge in some areas to 15’, and rainfall amounts up to 20”+in some areas as well. This will be a very dangerous storm, with mandatory evacuations already being called for in some areas of southeastern LA. - Sid Sperry