Hurricane Ida
August 29th 2021 will mark the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in 2005; it looks like there is going to be an encore presentation! Hurricane Ida is ramping up just south of Cuba, and the forecast calls for a track that takes it near the track of Katrina.
Ida is forecast to become a major hurricane, meaning it will have winds over 110 mph. The forecast indicates that Ida will make U.S. landfall near 91°W (vicinity of Houma, LA) with winds near 105 knots (121mph), gusting to 130 knots (150mph). If this forecast is correct, it will mean that New Orleans will again feel the effects of a major storm. Let’s hope and pray that they are better prepared than they were for Katrina.
Of course, these forecast’s are just that—an unknown prediction. For this storm, the daily forecast error has averaged between 150 and 175miles regarding the track, and near 15 knots in wind speed. Things can always change.
Watching.
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