Major Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall In Louisiana; Flooding, Winds, Tornadoes Possible Locally

August 29, 2021

UPDATE: Major Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and a minimum central pressure of 930 mb (27.46 inches). That is about 15 miles southwest of Grand Isle.

In North Escambia, there is a tornado watch, flash flood watch and a high wind advisory in effect.

  • High threat for heavy rain leading to flash flooding that will persist through Tuesday
  • Dangerous surf and a high risk of rip currents continues through early next week
  • Tropical storm force winds, especially in gusts, are through Monday across southeast Mississippi and coastal Alabama
  • Tornado threat will increase  across far southeast Mississippi, coastal Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle. This threat will spread further inland and persist through Monday.
  • Life-threatening storm surge of 3-5 feet is expected across coastal Alabama, including Mobile Bay

The latest details are in the graphics on the page.

Comments

5 Responses to “Major Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall In Louisiana; Flooding, Winds, Tornadoes Possible Locally”

  1. Local citizen on August 29th, 2021 7:53 am

    Agree with Dave Coleson, it’s the go to place to track storms for me. Don’t have to figure out how to operate some complicated weather app

  2. Anne on August 29th, 2021 5:21 am

    Dear Lord, please protect all who are in the path of this horrible storm.

  3. concerned on August 29th, 2021 4:54 am

    it’s Sunday morning dog started barking 345am got up security lights and alarms started going off. made coffee came outside 410am high wind gust heard a crack as I’m sitting under carport drinking coffee turned and witnessed a huge limb come down from a oak tree behind my neighbors tree shook the ground 2 street lights close by. wind gust I’m guessing around 25 mph the band’s appear to be comming futher inland since 1957 in pensacola I’ve never seen these type of storm conditions. I feel there will be massage flooding more so flash flooding . this just don’t look good at all.

  4. Dave Coleson on August 28th, 2021 7:57 am

    I have to say North Escambia does a FANTASTIC job with the latest storm updates. Your website is so user friendly and simple. I refuse to go anywhere else for weather updates as the other options are not up to par.

    Keep up the FANTASTIC work North Escambia!

    If yall had a shirt, I’d buy it! LOL

  5. here we go......... on August 26th, 2021 10:34 am

    here starts the hysteria. If you don’t have your hurricane stuff ready you missed the boat. This one might not get us but why tempt fate!

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