Hurricane Ida | Breaking News | WC Blogs

Currently a Cat 1 Hurricane, hurricane Ida is posing a serious threat to Louisiana and Mississippi. It is expected to upgrade to a Cat 4 by Sunday afternoon before landfall. The storm poses a serious threat to those in the area, evacuation orders have already gone into effect in the surrounding areas. The storm may make landfall as of right now as either a Cat 3 or Cat 4 hurricane.

NHC Discussion

Key Messages:

1. Life-threatening storm surge and hurricane conditions are 
expected to continue through tonight in portions of western Cuba, 
including the Isle of Youth, where a Hurricane Warning is in effect. 
Life-threatening heavy rains, flash flooding and mudslides are 
expected across Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and western Cuba, 
including the Isle of Youth.

2. There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation 
Sunday along the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi within the 
Storm Surge Warning area. Extremely life-threatening inundation of 
10 to 15 feet above ground level is possible within the area from 
Morgan City, Louisiana, to the Mouth of the Mississippi River. 
Interests throughout the warning area should follow any advice given 
by local officials.

3. Ida is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane when 
it reaches the coast of Louisiana. Hurricane-force winds are 
expected Sunday in portions of the Hurricane Warning area along the 
Louisiana coast, including metropolitan New Orleans, with 
potentially catastrophic wind damage possible where the core of Ida 
moves onshore. Actions to protect life and property should be rushed 
to completion in the warning area. 

4. Ida is likely to produce heavy rainfall later Sunday into Monday 
across the central Gulf Coast from southeast Louisiana to coastal 
Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in considerable flash, urban, 
small stream, and riverine flooding impacts. As Ida moves inland, 
flooding impacts are possible across portions of the Lower 
Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys.

NHC Discussion