KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Good Saturday bloggers,
Ida is now a rapidly intensifying hurricane as it tracks northwest across the very warm water of the Gulf of Mexico. It is headed to Louisiana tomorrow and Monday.
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This is what our Powercast computer model is forecasting the satellite of Ida to look like Sunday night at midnight.
This would be a problem. It shows a very powerful hurricane with a well defined eye on the Louisiana coast. It shows New Orleans in the very dangerous northeast quadrant of the hurricane. More on this in the video below.
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Also, we are still in need of a cold front. We have been talking about a cold front for days. A cold front is still in the forecast.
Details on Ida and the cold front are in the 5 minute and 45 second video below.
Have a great weekend and stay healthy.