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Hurricane Ida threatens Texas: Follow the storm, spaghetti models
Ida strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday.
The storm has maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, according to a 7 p.m. Central update from the National Hurricane Center.
The storm is located 90 miles southwest of Havana, Cuba, and is moving northwest at 15 mph. This general movement should continue over the next few days.
Cone of uncertainty: See the latest graphic from the NHC
Satellite images: See latest satellite image from NOAA, for a clearer picture of the storm’s size
Hurricane Ida is forecast to make landfall in the U.S. northern Gulf Coast on Sunday.
Latest data on Hurricane Ida
Here is the latest data on Hurricane Ida pulled from the National Hurricane Center’s 7 p.m. Central advisory.
- Location: 90 miles southwest of Havana, Cuba
- Maximum sustained winds: 80 mph
- Movement: Northwest at 15 mph
- Pressure: 985 MB (millibars)
- When next advisory will be released: The next complete advisory at is at 10 p.m. CT
Watches, warnings and evacuations
- A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for… * East of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama border * Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, and Lake Maurepas
- A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… * Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio and Artemisa, and the Isle of Youth * Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Mouth of the Pearl River * Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans
- A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for… * Sabine Pass to Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Louisiana * Mobile Bay
- A Hurricane Watch is in effect for… * Cameron Louisiana to west of Intracoastal City Louisiana * Mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi/Alabama border
- A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for… * Cuban provinces of Matanzas, Mayabeque, and Havana * Cameron Louisiana to west of Intracoastal City Louisiana * Mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi/Alabama border
- A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for… * Mississippi/Alabama border to the Alabama/Florida border