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(. * image via NOAA * Facebook * Twitter * WhatsApp * SMS * Email * Print * Save [Save] Ida rainfall estimates 4am Aug 27 graphic via National Weather Service in Slidell * Facebook * Twitter * WhatsApp * SMS * Email * Print * Save [Save] Ida storm surge 10am Aug 27 image via National Hurricane Center * Facebook * Twitter * WhatsApp * SMS * Email * Print * Save [Save] Wind threat with ida 6am Aug 27 image via National Hurricane Center * Facebook * Twitter * WhatsApp * SMS * Email * Print * Save [Save] Ida hurricane watch 10am Aug 27 image via National Hurricane Center * Facebook * Twitter * WhatsApp * SMS * Email * Print * Save [Save] NO.hurricaneupdate.080521.1.JPG A hurricane evacuation route sign is seen along Airline Drive in Metairie on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) * STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT DUKE * Facebook * Twitter * WhatsApp * SMS * Email * Print * Save [Save] Hurricane Ida could be close to Cat 4, dump up to 20 inches of rain in southeast Louisiana * BY CARLIE KOLLATH WELLS | Staff writer Carlie Wells Carlie Wells reporter + Author twitter + Author email * Published Aug 27, 2021 at 10:09 am | Updated Aug 27, 2021 at 12:37 pm * Published Aug 27, 2021 at 10:09 am | Updated Aug 27, 2021 at 12:37 pm * Comments * 4 min to read * Facebook * Twitter * WhatsApp * SMS * Email Tropical Storm Ida track 10am Aug 27 image via National Hurricane Center * Facebook * Twitter * WhatsApp * SMS * Email * Print * Save [Save] Tropical Storm Ida could be close to Category 4 hurricane strength when it makes landfall Sunday on Louisiana's coast, hurricane forecasters said Friday morning. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE: Hurricane Ida forms, expected to hit Louisiana as Category 3 storm: See track --------------------------------------------------------------------- The storm is strengthening on its way toward the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane later Friday. Hurricane watches have been issued for Louisiana, including metro New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Sunday is the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Preparing for a hurricane: What to buy, what to eat, what to throw out in your kitchen Preparing for a hurricane: What to buy, what to eat, what to throw out in your kitchen Now is the time to check your hurricane prep supplies. Along with generators, battery-powered radios or TVs, flashlights, electric candles (so... In their latest update, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center increased their estimate for how strong Ida could be at landfall. The storm could have winds of 120 mph just before landfall, which would make it a strong Category 3 hurricane. Category 4 hurricanes have winds of at least 130 mph. Ida also is expected to dump up to 20 inches of rain over southeast Louisiana through Monday morning, forecasters said. Ida also could bring dangerous storm surge, strong winds and life-threatening rip tides to southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi Alabama. Officials urged residents to prepare for the storm Friday and Saturday, before conditions deteriorate overnight Saturday. Here's what we know about the storm as of 11 a.m. Friday. Where is Tropical Storm Ida? Tropical Storm Ida satellite 10am Aug 27 Tropical Storm Ida is seen on satellite in the Caribbean as of 10 a.m. Aug. 27, 2021. (. image via NOAA As of 11 a.m., Tropical Storm Ida was about 820 miles southeast of New Orleans and 770 miles southeast of Grand Isle, according to the National Weather Service. It's moving northwest at 15 mph. Ida strengthened Friday morning and now has winds of 65 mph, according to data from Air Force and NOAA reconnaissance aircraft. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward 90 miles from the center. Watch: Is one side of a hurricane worse than another? Yes. Here's why. Watch: Is one side of a hurricane worse than another? Yes. Here's why. Not all sides of a hurricane are made equally. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will pass near or over the Isle of Youth and western Cuba later Friday and move over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico late Friday and Saturday. Steady to rapid strengthening is expected when Ida moves over the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, forecasters said, and Ida is expected to be a major hurricane -- Category 3 storm or stronger -- when it approaches the Gulf Coast. Watches and warnings in effect Ida hurricane watch 10am Aug 27 image via National Hurricane Center Watches and warnings have been issued related to Tropical Storm Ida. They include the Louisiana coastline and metro New Orleans. The hurricane watch will likely be upgraded to a warning later Friday, forecasters said. A watch means hurricane conditions are possible within the next 48 hours. A warning means hurricane conditions are expected within the next 36 hours. A storm surge watch is in effect for: * Sabine Pass to Alabama/Florida border * Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas and Mobile Bay A hurricane watch is in effect for: * Cameron, Louisiana, to the Mississippi/Alabama border * Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas and metropolitan New Orleans * The following parishes are included: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, Terrebonne, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John The Baptist, West Feliciana. A tropical storm warning is in effect for: * Little Cayman and Cayman Brac * Cuban provinces of Matanzas, Mayabeque, Havana A tropical storm watch is in effect for: * Mississippi/Alabama border to the Alabama/Florida border. Get hurricane updates in your inbox Sign up for updates on storm forecasts, tracks and more. e-mail address * [ ] Sign Up 20 inches of rain possible Ida rainfall estimates 4am Aug 27 graphic via National Weather Service in Slidell The rain from Ida is likely to start Sunday, forecasters with the National Weather Service in Slidell said. Total rainfall accumulations of 8 to 16 inches are likely, but some areas in southeast Louisiana, coastal Mississippi and Alabama could get 20 inches, they said. The heavy rainfall is likely to result in considerable flash, urban, small stream and riverine flooding, forecasters said. Ida is forecast to turn northeast as it moves inland later Monday with rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches possible across southern and central Mississippi. Storm surge Ida storm surge 10am Aug 27 image via National Hurricane Center The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline, forecasters said. The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the east of the landfall location, where the surge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves. The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide. * Morgan City, Louisiana, to Ocean Springs, Miss., including Lake Borgne: 7-11 feet * Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, to Morgan City, Louisiana, including Vermilion Bay: 4-7 feet * Ocean Springs to MS/AL border: 4-7 feet * MS/AL border to AL/FL border including Mobile Bay: 3-5 feet * Lake Pontchartrain: 4-6 feet * Lake Maurepas: 3-5 feet * Sabine Pass to Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge: 2-4 feet Wind could start Saturday night Wind threat with ida 6am Aug 27 image via National Hurricane Center Ida is expected to deliver a "wide swath of life-threatening, damaging winds" across portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, forecasters said. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area late Saturday night or Sunday. Hurricane conditions are possible in the hurricane watch area in Louisiana and Mississippi late Saturday night or Sunday. Expect widespread power outages, tree damage and structural damage across southeastern Louisiana, forecasters said. Life-threatening rip currents Swells generated by this system will affect Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba on Friday. Swells will begin reaching portions of the Gulf Coast on Saturday night or early Sunday. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, forecasters said. Read the full 10 a.m. advisory. The National Hurricane Center will release its next update at 1 p.m. Storm categories NO.hurricaneupdate.080521.1.JPG A hurricane evacuation route sign is seen along Airline Drive in Metairie on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT DUKE The categories, in order of increasing strength, are tropical depression, tropical storm and hurricane (categories 1 through 5). On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the wind categories are: Tropical storm: 39 to 73 mph Category 1 hurricane: 74 to 95 mph Category 2 hurricane: 96 to 110 mph Category 3 hurricane (major hurricane): 111 to 129 mph Category 4 hurricane: 130-156 mph Category 5 hurricane: 157 mph and higher Don't miss a storm update this hurricane season. Sign up for breaking newsletters. 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