The Crook Is Back
Ida has strengthened to a hurricane this morning and is forecast to remain so until Tuesday morning. And the Shepard’s Crook is back.
The forecast track of Hurricane Ida now has the storm approaching New Orleans, making a close pass to Panama City, FL Wednesday morning and continuing a rightward turn until heading south on Thursday.
Incidentally, Tuesday morning is when Ida will be closest to the Georgia coast – about 250 miles. That’s close enough for some rain and winds, and our chances of rain on Tuesday night have increased to 70 percent.
One other interesting note on this storm is that the waters off the Florida coast are relatively cool, which will cause Ida to acquire sub-tropical characteristics. The storm could still bring lots of rain, but will have steadly weakening winds.
Currently, Ida has winds of 90 MPH and a central pressure of 983 MB. The storm is moving towards the northwest at 12 MPH.
Keep an eye on this very wacky storm.