August 2021: Major Hurricane Ida/SE Louisiana Landfall

[vci_guy2003]

Never seen a storm maintain it’s intensity and satellite presentation like this, other than Andrew.

[snowman65]

this thing stopped on a dime and changed direction...

[Rip76]

Man, LaPlace.

https://twitter.com/PalmettoChasers/sta ... 7469240329

[Cromagnum]

That wind direction change...

https://twitter.com/ktkutthroat/status/ ... 45066?s=20

[Rip76]

Not good

https://twitter.com/davidhammerWWL/stat ... 5759535105

[snowman65]

landfall was around 5 hours ago and winds are still 120 mph???

[txbear]

That wind direction change...

https://twitter.com/ktkutthroat/status/ ... 45066?s=20

That video is haunting.

[Ptarmigan]

Building collapse in New Orleans.
https://twitter.com/OffBeatMagazine/sta ... 6767610887

Patient captures video of debris appearing to fly off the roof and hit her tenth-floor window.
https://twitter.com/WWLTV/status/1432142911169339396

[Ptarmigan]

Hurricane Ida down to Category 3 with 115 mph winds.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/M ... 0055.shtml

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WTNT64 KNHC 300055
TCUAT4

Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092021
800 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...IDA'S EYE PASSING JUST WEST OF NEW ORLEANS...
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS, AND FLASH 
FLOODING CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...

A Weatherflow observations on Pontchartrain Causeway recently 
reported a sustained wind of 66 mph (106 km/h) and a gust of 89 
mph (142 km/h).

An observation at the Gulfport Marina in Mississippi recently 
reported a sustained wind of 61 mph (98 km/h).

Another observation in Shell Beach, Louisiana, reported a sustained 
wind of 61 mph (98 km/h) with a gust of 75 mph (120 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 800 PM CDT...0100 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...30.0N 90.6W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM W OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM SE OF BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 340 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.96 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Cangialosi

[Ptarmigan]

22 barges break loose on the Mississippi River as Hurricane Ida hits St. Bernard Parish
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/loca ... a81e50a951

This could get really bad.

[srainhoutx]

Electric Transmission Tower that supplies electricity to Jefferson Parish and New Orleans has collapsed into the Mississippi River.

[DoctorMu]

Electric Transmission Tower that supplies electricity to Jefferson Parish and New Orleans has collapsed into the Mississippi River.

Just saw this WWL reporting tower is down. No electricity. Some NOLA areas have no water. LaPlace, Metarie, Kenner Western suburbs) hit very hard.

[Texaspirate11]

First death reported in Ascension Parish caused by a fallen tree.

[srainhoutx]

WWL Radio AM 870 reports that 12 more hours of Hurricane conditions likely for New Orleans.

[jasons2k]

WWL Radio AM 870 reports that 12 more hours of Hurricane conditions likely for New Orleans.

I'm live-streaming Fox 8 WVUE and David Bernard (with Zach Fradella) just gave an extensive walkthrough. Most of the hurricane conditions have moved to the northwest of the city now. They just showed probabilities for hurricane force winds in the next 24 hours and Hammond was 100%, Baton Rouge 58%, and New Orleans was down to 0%. Tropical Storm force probabilities were still at 100% however.

[Ptarmigan]

Cajun Navy is starting to rescue people.
https://twitter.com/KevinAllman/status/ ... 0502245381

[snowman65]

I have relatives in LaPlace and Gramercy...looks like they have taken a real beating there...

[Texaspirate11]

Theyve lost communication with Grand Isle

[Ptarmigan]

Port Fourchon reported 149 mph sustained winds with gusts of 172 mph.
https://twitter.com/SteveWAFB/status/14 ... 9273063425

[jasons2k]

Some parts of Jefferson Parish are flooding.
https://twitter.com/nwo313/status/1432172099209150466

Cajun Navy is starting to rescue people.
https://twitter.com/KevinAllman/status/ ... 0502245381

This first tweet is not confirmed. The quote cannot be attributed to any credible source and I can't find it anywhere else. Someone posted the same on Storm2K and I deleted it.