Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gave a dire warning for state residents to take all necessary precautions and prepare for the potentially catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Ida during a news conference around 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28.

Edwards said Hurricane Ida, which is forecast to intensify to a powerful Category 4 storm before making landfall along the state’s southeastern coast Sunday, Aug. 29, will be the strongest storm to hit anywhere in the state since the 1850s.

The governor said intense wind gusts of up to 110 mph could be felt all throughout southeast Louisiana, as far north as the Mississippi state line, and as far west as Lafayette.

He acknowledged Hurricane Ida will be making landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Flash flooding from Hurricane Ida throughout southeast Louisiana is a real concern, according to the governor.

He said eight to 16 inches of rainfall is expected Sunday through Tuesday, with the potential for higher totals locally.

Edwards also warned residents who were evacuating from coastal areas and New Orleans to go farther north than Baton Rouge and farther west than Lafayette.

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This is looking like another Katrina.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-89.82,28.59,5588

It does look bad. It looks far worse than it did late last night.

Waiting for Hurricane Ida New Orleans city Street Camera Live Stream Webcam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjjTASWwYA

sarahs mum said:

It does look bad. It looks far worse than it did late last night.

I took note of Ida a couple of days back. Back then it was heading directly for New Orleans but was predicted to decay to a Category 1 before it crossed the coast.

Now it’s predicted to decay from a category 4 to a category 2 as it crosses the coast.

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

It does look bad. It looks far worse than it did late last night.

I took note of Ida a couple of days back. Back then it was heading directly for New Orleans but was predicted to decay to a Category 1 before it crossed the coast.

Now it’s predicted to decay from a category 4 to a category 2 as it crosses the coast.

Currently a 4 and increasing. Possibly a 5 at landfall.

Tracking Ida: Live streaming coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDhRFKNprKE

landfall cat 4

borderline cat 5

Seems that webcam is down.

webqam is the same up or down

storm chaser videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu9h3uNIMR0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kR9VJukAc

Late last night they were describing Ida as having an inner and an outer wall. It had the normal eye…and then the wall…and then another calm bit…and then another wall.

sarahs mum said:

Late last night they were describing Ida as having an inner and an outer wall. It had the normal eye…and then the wall…and then another calm bit…and then another wall.

Yes they said it made landfall twice.

sarahs mum said:

landfall cat 4

Ta. I’d-a missed that news.

Heavy rainfall, coastal flooding. Children’s hospital staying open on in-house power.
A big island is not cut off yet, still one road open.
Electrical power out throughout New Orleans.

Rainfall will extend inland to Nashville.
Still only one death, killed by falling tree.

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

landfall cat 4

Ta. I’d-a missed that news.

Heavy rainfall, coastal flooding. Children’s hospital staying open on in-house power.
A big island is not cut off yet, still one road open.
Electrical power out throughout New Orleans.

Rainfall will extend inland to Nashville.
Still only one death, killed by falling tree.

Looks like one levee has failed.

sarahs mum said:

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

landfall cat 4

Ta. I’d-a missed that news.

Heavy rainfall, coastal flooding. Children’s hospital staying open on in-house power.
A big island is not cut off yet, still one road open.
Electrical power out throughout New Orleans.

Rainfall will extend inland to Nashville.
Still only one death, killed by falling tree.

Looks like one levee has failed.

also it looks like all the damage is wind or storm surge. It didn’t rain that much.

It is now Cat 1 and heading north slowly and raining a lot more.

https://youtu.be/PL1lxO1s1mM

An incredible 43 second video. From nice and calm to devastation in a few frames.

sibeen said:

https://youtu.be/PL1lxO1s1mM

An incredible 43 second video. From nice and calm to devastation in a few frames.

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

sibeen said:

https://youtu.be/PL1lxO1s1mM

An incredible 43 second video. From nice and calm to devastation in a few frames.

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Eye of the storm = calm. After that eye crosses, you are back to maximum winds.

That’s why the experts say not to go outside if the storm calms.

Michael V said:

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

sibeen said:

https://youtu.be/PL1lxO1s1mM

An incredible 43 second video. From nice and calm to devastation in a few frames.

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Eye of the storm = calm. After that eye crosses, you are back to maximum winds.

That’s why the experts say not to go outside if the storm calms.

I remember looking through the window while in the eye of a cyclone as a young tacker. Comple calm, with a wall of trees and roofing iron heading towards us. Was freaky.

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

sibeen said:

https://youtu.be/PL1lxO1s1mM

An incredible 43 second video. From nice and calm to devastation in a few frames.

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Terrifyingly, that’s how.

The wind is going perpendicular to the direction of the cyclone.

Michael V said:

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

sibeen said:

https://youtu.be/PL1lxO1s1mM

An incredible 43 second video. From nice and calm to devastation in a few frames.

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Eye of the storm = calm. After that eye crosses, you are back to maximum winds.

That’s why the experts say not to go outside if the storm calms.

No I get it but the dividing line between nothing and everything …. My brain cannot compute. I mean even 10 or 20 seconds for stuff to ramp up…..

Dark Orange said:

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

sibeen said:

https://youtu.be/PL1lxO1s1mM

An incredible 43 second video. From nice and calm to devastation in a few frames.

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Terrifyingly, that’s how.

The wind is going perpendicular to the direction of the cyclone.

The video states that it’s when the eye of the hurricane passes, and the boundary between the calm eye and the inner wall is usually quite small. But I wouldn’t have thought it’d go from zero to insane in less that 30 seconds though. Maybe they cut that bit out?

Michael V said:

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

sibeen said:

https://youtu.be/PL1lxO1s1mM

An incredible 43 second video. From nice and calm to devastation in a few frames.

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Eye of the storm = calm. After that eye crosses, you are back to maximum winds.

That’s why the experts say not to go outside if the storm calms.

But the TV news programs need their weather person standing out there delivering the forecast to give it more verisimilitude.

Neophyte said:

Michael V said:

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Eye of the storm = calm. After that eye crosses, you are back to maximum winds.

That’s why the experts say not to go outside if the storm calms.

But the TV news programs need their weather person standing out there delivering the forecast to give it more verisimilitude.

Video for laughs

Neophyte said:

…to give it more verisimilitude.

yeah.

Spiny Norman said:

Dark Orange said:

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

That is terrifying. How can the wind go from nothing to that so quick?

Terrifyingly, that’s how.

The wind is going perpendicular to the direction of the cyclone.

The video states that it’s when the eye of the hurricane passes, and the boundary between the calm eye and the inner wall is usually quite small. But I wouldn’t have thought it’d go from zero to insane in less that 30 seconds though. Maybe they cut that bit out?

I suspect the stronger the storm, the narrower the transition. The speed of the storm would also play a part.

Dark Orange said:

Spiny Norman said:

Dark Orange said:

Terrifyingly, that’s how.

The wind is going perpendicular to the direction of the cyclone.

The video states that it’s when the eye of the hurricane passes, and the boundary between the calm eye and the inner wall is usually quite small. But I wouldn’t have thought it’d go from zero to insane in less that 30 seconds though. Maybe they cut that bit out?

I suspect the stronger the storm, the narrower the transition. The speed of the storm would also play a part.

I wouldn’t disagree with that at all.

Spiny Norman said:

Dark Orange said:

Spiny Norman said:

The video states that it’s when the eye of the hurricane passes, and the boundary between the calm eye and the inner wall is usually quite small. But I wouldn’t have thought it’d go from zero to insane in less that 30 seconds though. Maybe they cut that bit out?

I suspect the stronger the storm, the narrower the transition. The speed of the storm would also play a part.

I wouldn’t disagree with that at all.

That’s not the forum way. Take a good hard look at yourself.

sibeen said:

Spiny Norman said:

Dark Orange said:

I suspect the stronger the storm, the narrower the transition. The speed of the storm would also play a part.

I wouldn’t disagree with that at all.

That’s not the forum way. Take a good hard look at yourself.

“People caught in the eye need to continue sheltering in place and, if anything, prepare for the worst. Circling the center eye are the eyewall winds, the strongest in the hurricane. In literal seconds you can pass from the relative calm of the eye into the 150-mph winds of the wall (depending on the strength of the storm). The experience of being in the eye of a hurricane is entirely different on the ocean. Water is literally being pushed in every direction from the colliding winds, generating massive 100 plus foot waves in the eye.”

https://hurricanedamage.com/blog/what-to-know-about-eye-of-hurricanes/

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

sibeen said:

Spiny Norman said:

I wouldn’t disagree with that at all.

That’s not the forum way. Take a good hard look at yourself.

Hmmmm so Trev is a vampire eh?

Michael V said:

“People caught in the eye need to continue sheltering in place and, if anything, prepare for the worst. Circling the center eye are the eyewall winds, the strongest in the hurricane. In literal seconds you can pass from the relative calm of the eye into the 150-mph winds of the wall (depending on the strength of the storm). The experience of being in the eye of a hurricane is entirely different on the ocean. Water is literally being pushed in every direction from the colliding winds, generating massive 100 plus foot waves in the eye.”

https://hurricanedamage.com/blog/what-to-know-about-eye-of-hurricanes/

Ouch.
The other problem is that the wind blows from one direction before the eye passes over you, then it comes from the other. That’s very good at finishing the job of knocking down buildings.

Spiny Norman said:

Michael V said:

“People caught in the eye need to continue sheltering in place and, if anything, prepare for the worst. Circling the center eye are the eyewall winds, the strongest in the hurricane. In literal seconds you can pass from the relative calm of the eye into the 150-mph winds of the wall (depending on the strength of the storm). The experience of being in the eye of a hurricane is entirely different on the ocean. Water is literally being pushed in every direction from the colliding winds, generating massive 100 plus foot waves in the eye.”

https://hurricanedamage.com/blog/what-to-know-about-eye-of-hurricanes/

Ouch.
The other problem is that the wind blows from one direction before the eye passes over you, then it comes from the other. That’s very good at finishing the job of knocking down buildings.

Yes.

Bogsnorkler said:

Trevtaowillgetyounowhere said:

sibeen said:

That’s not the forum way. Take a good hard look at yourself.

Hmmmm so Trev is a vampire eh?

Looks like it.

Spiny Norman said:

Dark Orange said:

Spiny Norman said:

The video states that it’s when the eye of the hurricane passes, and the boundary between the calm eye and the inner wall is usually quite small. But I wouldn’t have thought it’d go from zero to insane in less that 30 seconds though. Maybe they cut that bit out?

I suspect the stronger the storm, the narrower the transition. The speed of the storm would also play a part.

I wouldn’t disagree with that at all.

ditto.

It’s been downgraded to a tropical storm now. Speeds peaking at 150 mph are now down below 65 mph.
The main threat now is flash flooding.

“a city official said there had been no significant reports of storm surge flooding, disastrous structure damage or major loss of life in New Orleans.”

“officials had not yet been able to make contact with residents of Grand Isle”.

We should have had sunrise there by now, so expect more reliable news in the next couple of hours.