2009.11.09
Hurricane Ida: Something extraordinary may be happening
Going on leave for the next 2 weeks, I said I wouldn't get on the blog unless something extraordinary happens, and that appears to be on its way as Hurricane Ida defies a weak Atlantic tropical season and November norms and takes aim on the northern Gulf Coast. Hurricane warnings are out for portions of the Mississippi, Alabama and Florida Panhandle coasts. Ida will eventually be running over cooler water and into shearing winds aloft, but may have enough momentum to reach the Gulf Coast intact as a hurricane before becoming "extratropical." What happens to Ida's remnants afterward could be very important in Virginia's weather, as it has the potential to become an extratropical nore'easter type storm that could bring windy rain up and down the East Coast by mid-week ... or possibly only to parts of the Southeast, mostly staying to our south, if it is suppressed by a cold front advancing across the nation.
I will not be able to follow this closely the next few days, but you can on the following Web sites:
Hydrometoerological Prediction Center rainfall forecast maps








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