Absolute Vorticity

Said this a while back , but gas up today cause prices will soar if not already. Ida passing through several oil platforms which could be down for weeks

One more recon flight before landfall taking off

Nola , imo, as far as worst of the winds go , will dodge that bullet. My guess is they see cat 1 sustained winds with some higher gusts and tornadoes. Let's hope they did the levys right after Katrina

Recon showing lowest pressure at 933mb meaning intensification is done since earlier it was , i think at 929mb. 2-3 hrs to landfall

Are those flashing pockets of light in that NOAA Satellite image, lightning?

I've never seen that before amidst a hurricane image.

MVWxObserver wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:45 am Are those flashing pockets of light in that NOAA Satellite image, lightning?

I've never seen that before amidst a hurricane image.

Yes! Very common in intense hurricanes.

tron777 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:52 am

MVWxObserver wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:45 am Are those flashing pockets of light in that NOAA Satellite image, lightning?

I've never seen that before amidst a hurricane image.

Yes! Very common in intense hurricanes.

Cool look, Bro!

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With Ida’s eye virtually certain to remain south of Grand Isle, the next spot to watch is Port Fourchon a bit farther SW.

The port’s website says it handles 10-15% of America’s domestic oil, meaning damage from a direct Cat 4 eyewall strike could have far-reaching implications.

Almost landfall

Cat 4 at landfall

Still a healthy 4 over the marsh lands

So far for Sun ~ Ida-related ...

1907 UNK 1 NE SEAGROVE BEACH WALTON FL 3033 8612 REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POSSIBLE ROOF SHINGLES DAMAGE. (TAE)

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Ida is still a major... Cat 3 with winds of 120 mph as of 8pm. Slowly moving N at 10.

Finally down to a TS this morning with winds of 60 mph. Entergy is the biggest energy supplier in LA. That's the customer I support. New Orleans is their HQ. They are reporting catastrophic damage to the transmission grid there. The entire parish is in the dark including the entire city of NO. Over 1 million people ion LA in the dark right now. This is only LA. This doesn't count MS, AL, and TN which those numbers, will also continue to grow.

tron777 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:43 am Finally down to a TS this morning with winds of 60 mph. Entergy is the biggest energy supplier in LA. That's the customer I support. New Orleans is their HQ. They are reporting catastrophic damage to the transmission grid there. The entire parish is in the dark including the entire city of NO. Over 1 million people ion LA in the dark right now. This is only LA. This doesn't count MS, AL, and TN which those numbers, will also continue to grow.

I have a 2nd cousin on my Dad's side who resides in Slidell, LA. God Bless her / other Cajuns and scores of others.

It was amazing to see Ida maintain cat 4 strength literally 6 hours after landfall. The landscape in that area is mostly swamp so I'm sure that had a lot to do with it.

cloudy72 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:30 am It was amazing to see Ida maintain cat 4 strength literally 6 hours after landfall. The landscape in that area is mostly swamp so I'm sure that had a lot to do with it.

It did Mike, 100%.

Wow! Read this twitter feed from the Univ of Tulane in NOLA. They are blaming the NHC for not evacuating and blaming those folks for a bad forecast. The call was spot on from like Day 3 out! This Univ. is really coming under fire now from Meteorologists, and they should. Whomever runs Tulane's social media dept ought to be fired and have their head examined.



Can't show you in the post but the Tweet starts with what you are seeing here. In Twitter click on Show Thread and you'll see the responses that I am talking about.

From Mon ...

1445 3 E ESCATAWPA JACKSON MS 3048 8851 EMERGENCY MANAGER RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT OF POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CODA ROAD AND SARACENNIA ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. (LIX)

1720 1 S SARALAND MOBILE AL 3080 8807 SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO A MOTEL ON HWY 43. (MOB)

1722 SARALAND MOBILE AL 3082 8807 *** 1 INJ *** 18 WHEELER FLIPPED IN A PARKING LOT. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. (MOB)

1729 1 SE I65 AND US 43 MOBILE AL 3087 8803 DAMAGE REPORTED WITH TREES DOWN ON BOBOSHILLY CIRCLE. (MOB)

1729 1 E I65 AND US 43 MOBILE AL 3088 8803 TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE REPORTED OFF OF LISTER DAIRY RD. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (MOB)

1732 2 E CREOLA MOBILE AL 3090 8801 TREE THROUGH A HOUSE ON ELLISON AVE. (MOB)

1834 1 S WALKER SPRINGS CLARKE AL 3153 8779 TREES DOWN ON EVERGREEN RD. PROBABLE TORNADO WITH DEBRIS SIGNATURE NOTED ON RADAR. (MOB)

1910 1 WNW ANTIOCH PIKE AL 3176 8590 FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TORNADO AT CR 3304 AND HIGHWAY 231. NO DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. (BMX)

2030 UNK 1 ENE MERIDIAN LAUDERDALE MS 3237 8869 FLOODING REPORTED ON FRONT ST AND 14TH ST. (JAN)

To make things worse is a heat advisory over the next few days in Southeast La. With no power it will be horrible down there.