IDA is now a TS
Keep a heads up MS.. keeps shifting East.
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IDA is now a TS
Keep a heads up MS.. keeps shifting East.
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The bend is what we really need to watch. If it really tracks NW as far inland as they are now showing, the MS coast may be spared, for the most part. But man, that's a long way inland. I just don't trust it. If it takes that turn to the N, and then NE, a little sooner, Hancock, Forrest, and Pearl River counties could take a hard hit.
Forecast for starkville now includes tropical storm conditions possible for Sunday night and Monday.
I feel that's a good call. If it stays on the predicted track its gonna go right over the hottest part of the gulf, where a loop current is. this will likely cause the storm to jump in speed very fast.
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In 2005 Katrina crossed Florida and drifted westward into the loop. It emerged as a monster. This has the potential to get ugly.
A noted met posted on twitter the analog for Ida is another storm you may have heard of...Camille.
i was 8 when Camille came aboard .....this would be worst case scenario. If i remember correctly Camille still had 100 mph winds by the time it reached New York.
There could be major issues if this thing causes significant injuries in an area where there are no hospital beds available.
I was 8 living less than 1/2 mile off the beach in Mississippi City when Camille hit. To this day i can still hear the wind, 6 hours of a train. Me and my Brothers and sisters drank well and pond water for a week/ Katrina i spent the day in a house with water up to my stomach/
Ida now officially forecast to be a major hurricane at landfall. Also of concern for MS is the forecast track as it brings it in to around Vicksburg and then turns it NE towards Tupelo. That will have much of the state in the eastern quadrant of the storm and susceptible to the strongest winds and tornado threat. Widespread power outages will be likely for the state if this holds. Better to be safe than sorry and stock up on water and non perishable food items in case you end up without power for a few days. Obviously, the further south you live the longer that could be.
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Latest forecast track.
Ida is now a hurricane.