Tropical Storm Ida strengthened into a hurricane after leaving Central America, but now it has lost some power and became a tropical storm once again. Ida is forecasted to make landfall in Alabama Tuesday morning. Parts of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana are under a tropical storm warning.
Source: National Hurricane Center
The path that Ida is taking seems to have her making landfall somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. The sates in her projected path are Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. As it makes its way north, Ida is projected to strengthen into a hurricane. It is, however, expected to weaken to a tropical storm before making landfall somewhere in the panhandle of Florida on Wednesday night. The path and the intensity are subject to change, as we all have come to know.
Source: National Hurricane Center
Hurricane Ida was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane right before making landfall in Nicaragua. It is forecasted to move along the east coast of Nicaragua and Honduras as it moves north. The central path has the storm moving into Gulf of Mexico. Right now, Florida is not in the cone of uncertainty.
Source: National Hurricane Center
As of the 5 am National Hurricane Center advisory, Hurricane Fred had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. The storm is no immediate threat to land. Fred is expected to become a major hurricane, with maximum sustained wind of at least 110 mph, by the end of today. On Thursday it is forecasted to begin weakening. Fred, a category 2 hurricane, is currently moving west-northwest and is located 13.2N 31.7W
The Lafayette Regional Airport is getting $2 million from the federal government to repair 2008 hurricane damage.
The repair of the airport is from the damage caused by Hurricane Gustav (which made landfall in Louisiana on September 1, 2008) and Hurricane Ike (which made landfall in Galveston, Texas on September 1,2008). Both Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Gustav caused billions of dollars in damage. The names Ike and Gustav have been retired.
Source: Associated Press
Tropical Storm Erika has broken apart and is not expected to reform.
SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS ERIKA HAS DIMINISHED.
UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGHLY UNFAVORABLE FOR
RE-DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM.
Source: National Hurricane Center
Tropical Storm Erika is making her way across the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued for Guadeloupe, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Marten, Saba, and St. Eustatius.
Erika is expected to weaken into a Tropical Depression by Sunday morning.
Tropical Depression Anan has lost her organization and turned into a low and some thunderstorms. She is not expected to reorganize and that is great thing.
Hurricane Bill has become the first hurricane for the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. It is expected to strengthen and become a major hurricane with at least 110 mph by Tuesday. At the last hurricane advisory from the National Hurricane Center at 11 am, Bill had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. Bill is moving West-Northwestward and is expected to curve more toward the north so it will avoid most land and stay far away from the United States.
Source: National Hurricane Center
Tropical Depression Ana is currently bringing a lot of rain to Puerto Rico, but forecasters are expecting it to make landfall on the west coast of Florida later this week. Ana is not expected to go through any major strengthening and remain a depression. All of Tampa Bay and the majority of the state are in the 3-day forecast cone. The Entire state is in the 5 –day forecast cone.
Source: National Hurricane Center
