Month: August 2021

Hurricane Ida threatens Texas, Mexico: Follow the storm, spaghetti models

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Hurricane Ida threatens Texas, Mexico: Follow the storm, spaghetti models

Ida strengthened into from a tropical storm into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Friday. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to a 12:15 p.m. Central update from the National Hurricane Center. 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 The storm is currently 165 miles east of the western portion of Cuba.  It is forecast…

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Ida strengthens to hurricane status as it approaches western Cuba

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Ida strengthens to hurricane status as it approaches western Cuba

Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast Sunday, possibly as a Category 3 major hurricane. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The historic peak of hurricane season is September 10, but it is late August and September that some of the more notable storms have formed and even impacted the Carolinas. As of August 27, there are two active tropical disturbances and one tropical storm in the Atlantic and Caribbean. The main threat, however,…

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Corpus Christi area in for more rain as Tropical Storm Ida moves away from Coastal Bend

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Corpus Christi area in for more rain as Tropical Storm Ida moves away from Coastal Bend

Don’t put away your umbrellas yet. Although Tropical Storm Ida appears to be moving east of South Texas, the Corpus Christi area may see showers and thunderstorms throughout the weekend and into next week. Tropical Depression Nine became Tropical Storm Ida Thursday evening and was on track to become a hurricane by Saturday. The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi said the storm is expected to remain east of South Texas. More:Tropical Storm Ida forms, threatens Gulf Coast:…

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Ida aims to hit New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina anniversary

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Ida aims to hit New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina anniversary

The National Hurricane Center upgraded Ida to a hurricane early Friday Afternoon. MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center upgraded Ida to a Hurricane early Friday afternoon as it swirled toward a strike on Cuba on Friday. The center also warned the storm could hit Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday. “The forecast track has it headed straight towards New Orleans. Not good,” said Jim Kossin, a senior scientist with The Climate Service. New…

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Parts of Louisiana ordered to evacuate as Ida gains hurricane status

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Parts of Louisiana ordered to evacuate as Ida gains hurricane status

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Ida was upgraded to a hurricane on Friday afternoon as it moved over warm waters near the Gulf States. Winds are expected to be 120 mph when Ida arrives on Louisiana’s coast. Forecasters say the storm is expected to bring significant damage to the region. The storm is expected to be at or near major hurricane strength when it makes landfall near Louisiana late Sunday. The mayor of New Orleans…

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Ida will land as a major hurricane in Louisiana, forecast says

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Ida will land as a major hurricane in Louisiana, forecast says

Tropical Storm Ida is predicted to become a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the Louisiana or Mississippi coast. Southeast Louisiana could bear the brunt of the storm’s life-threatening winds and flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service.  There’s a chance New Orleans could face winds greater than 110 mph during the most intense times of the storm, with widespread flash flooding also possible throughout the city. Meteorologists in New Orleans are urging residents…

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Ida could be devastating Cat 3 hurricane near New Orleans

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Ida could be devastating Cat 3 hurricane near New Orleans

The National Hurricane Center says Ida is already rapidly intensifying and could speed across warm Gulf waters and slam into Louisiana on Sunday. MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ida swirled toward a strike on Cuba on Friday as a rapidly intensifying storm that could speed across warm Gulf waters and slam into Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center warned. “The forecast track has it headed straight towards New Orleans. Not…

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'It's ironic': Ida expected to make landfall in Louisiana on 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

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'It's ironic': Ida expected to make landfall in Louisiana on 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

People were out and about in New Orleans Thursday, many preparing for the storm to come. “I did not even know a hurricane was even coming,” James Simon said. “So I will have to prepare a little, but it is nothing we have not gone through before. As long as I have water and gas, I will be OK.” Ida is expected to make landfall as a hurricane on Sunday, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane…

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Tropical Storm Ida gains strength in the Caribbean, expected to become a hurricane today

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Tropical Storm Ida gains strength in the Caribbean, expected to become a hurricane today

Tropical Storm Ida is expected to make landfall along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast Sunday, possibly as a Category 3 major hurricane. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The historic peak of hurricane season is September 10, but it is late August and September that some of the more notable storms have formed and even impacted the Carolinas. As of August 27, there are two active tropical disturbances and one tropical storm in the Atlantic and Caribbean. The main threat,…

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Anonymous donor pays for funerals of 20 Middle Tennessee flooding victims

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Anonymous donor pays for funerals of 20 Middle Tennessee flooding victims

WAVERLY, Tenn. — A funeral home manager says 20 people who died in a Tennessee flood have had their funerals paid for by an anonymous donor. Humphreys County Funeral Home manager William Brown told the Tennessean that a man who wished to remain unnamed walked in on Thursday and paid for nine funerals being organized there.  He said the man also went to other funeral homes in the area to pay for the funerals of…

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Ida Becomes A Tropical Storm And Is Heading For Louisiana (Aug. 27, 2021)

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Ida Becomes A Tropical Storm And Is Heading For Louisiana (Aug. 27, 2021)

Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/407111/406999″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> On Friday’s show: Eric Berger of Space City Weather gives us the latest on Tropical Storm Ida as it enters the Gulf of Mexico and heads for the Louisiana coastline. Also this hour: Today marks 31 years since the death of musician and Texas native Stevie Ray Vaughan. Of course, he is still fondly remembered…

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Tropical Storm Ida threatens Texas, Mexico: Follow the storm, spaghetti models

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Tropical Storm Ida continued to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Saturday. Tropical Storm Ida has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, according to the 4 a.m. Central advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Ida is forecast to strengthen into a powerful hurricane before it makes landfall on the northern Gulf coast Sunday afternoon. Tropical storm-force winds extend 80 miles from the center. The storm is located…

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Anonymous donor pays for funerals of 20 flooding victims

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Anonymous donor pays for funerals of 20 flooding victims

Photo Credit: Hardin County Fire Dept. WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) – A funeral home manager says 20 people who died in a Tennessee flood have had their funerals paid for by an anonymous donor. Humphreys County Funeral Home manager William Brown told the Tennessean that a man who wished to remain unnamed walked in on Thursday and paid for nine funerals being organized there. – Advertisement – He said the man also went to other funeral…

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Alone in the sky, pilot uses helicopter to rescue 17 stranded amid deadly Tennessee flooding: video

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Alone in the sky, pilot uses helicopter to rescue 17 stranded amid deadly Tennessee flooding: video

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville-based helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had just finished helping his fiancee earn her pilot’s license on Saturday morning, and they were heading home to celebrate, when he received a frantic call from a woman in Pennsylvania. Her brother’s home in Waverly, Tennessee, was underwater and he was trapped on a roof with his daughters. Could Boyers help? “I thought, ‘How would I feel if I told her I’m not even going to…

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