Ida rapidly intensifies to a Category 1 hurricane, makes landfall on the Isle of Youth

Ida rapidly intensifies to a Category 1 hurricane, makes landfall on the Isle of Youth

Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast Sunday, likely 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. Newly formed Hurricane Ida is expected to impact the northern Gulf coast this weekend. It’s too early to tell if the Carolinas will…

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FORECAST: No break in the heat this weekend, tracking Hurricane Ida

FORECAST: No break in the heat this weekend, tracking Hurricane Ida

Locally, the hot and humid weather continues with little-to-no rain. In the tropics, Hurricane Ida expected to make a beeline for coastal Louisiana. Author: WCNC Staff, Brad Panovich, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs, Larry Sprinkle Published: 12:41 PM EST March 6, 2019 Updated: 2:11 PM EDT August 27, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Today: Hot and humid from today into the weekend. Highs will be in the low-mid 90s. with only a stray…

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Ida strengthens to hurricane status as it approaches western Cuba

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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Ida aims to hit New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina anniversary

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

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 could be devastating Cat 3 hurricane near New Orleans

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

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

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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Anonymous donor pays for funerals of 20 flooding victims

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

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

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

Tropical Storm Ida is expected to make landfall along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast Sunday, possibly as a Category 2 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. Soon we will have…

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Tropical Storm Ida could make landfall in US as a Cat. 3 hurricane

Tropical Storm Ida could make landfall in US as a Cat. 3 hurricane

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Tropical Storm Ida could make landfall in the United States as a major Cat. 3 hurricane. Ida formed in the Caribbean on Thursday night, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to be at or near major hurricane strength when it makes landfall near Louisiana or Mississippi late Sunday or Monday. Model plots show the system could begin impacting the central coastline of the Gulf Coast as…

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Tropical Storm Nora a hurricane threat to Mexico's coast

Tropical Storm Nora a hurricane threat to Mexico's coast

By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — A strengthening Tropical Storm Nora was rolling Thursday toward a possible hurricane hit on Mexico’s Pacific Coast over the weekend and later on the Baja California Peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm could bring dangerous flash floods and mudslides through the weekend as it parallels the coast, likely grazing the point below the Puerto Vallarta region on Saturday and then possibly the Los Cabos resort…

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Tropical Storm Ida forms in the Caribbean, U.S. landfall expected

Tropical Storm Ida forms in the Caribbean, U.S. landfall expected

Two weeks away from peak hurricane season and we’re tracking two tropical waves and a tropical storm. Tropical Storm Ida is eyeing coastal Louisiana this weekend. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The historic peak of hurricane season is September 10th, but it is late August and September that some of the more notable storms have formed and even impacted the Carolinas. As of August 26th, there are three active tropical disturbances in the Atlantic and Caribbean. Tropical…

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Tropical Storm Ida forms with Louisiana landfall favorable

Tropical Storm Ida forms with Louisiana landfall favorable

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ida formed Thursday in the Caribbean and could become a major hurricane by the time it reaches the northern U.S. Gulf Coast over the next several days, forecasters said. Both the Cuban and Cayman governments have issued tropical storm warnings following the formation earlier of Tropical Depression Nine, which strengthened into Ida Thursday afternoon, according to information on the website of the U.S. National Weather Service. Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter…

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