The World Meteorological Organization announced this week the name Ida will never be used for hurricanes again. Hurricane names are pre-determined by a rotating list, but when a storm is particularly devastating, the name can be retired from those lists so it is not used again in the future.
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Ida made landfall Sunday at 11:55 AM local time as a strong category 4 hurricane. First landfall happened near Port Fourchon in southeastern Louisiana when maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 150 mph and the minimum central pressure was last reported as 930 mb. At that time the highest storm surge was 6-7 feet along the Louisiana coastline.
The remnants of Hurricane Ida will try to make their way toward our area Tuesday. But we have a few pesky rain and storm chances before Ida arrives, so let's work through those.
Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the Caribbean and it will likely be Tropical Storm Ida before the day ends.