Doc Edward Morbius ⭕<p>Tropical Storm Ida is forecast to arrive at New Orleans, LA about 2pm Sunday (local time).</p><p>The cone of probability is relatively narrow, though landfall locations could still vary considerably. Intensity is likely to be high given high Gulf sea temps.</p><p>Louisiana is also seaing an all-time peak Covid infection rate.</p><p>US National Hurricane Center:<br><a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/234304.shtml?cone#contents" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_</span><span class="invisible">at4+shtml/234304.shtml?cone#contents</span></a></p><p>Ida looks to be slow-moving and will remain over or upstream of New Orleans for 18--48 hours, with rain intensities of an inch an hour (25.4 mm/hr), which could be over 18--36 in (500 -- 1000mm) of rain.</p><p><a href="https://earth.nullschool.net/#2021/09/01/0100Z/wind/surface/level/overlay=mean_sea_level_pressure/orthographic=-63.42,7.01,454/loc=-145.561,-31.442" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">earth.nullschool.net/#2021/09/</span><span class="invisible">01/0100Z/wind/surface/level/overlay=mean_sea_level_pressure/orthographic=-63.42,7.01,454/loc=-145.561,-31.442</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/TropicalStorms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TropicalStorms</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/Hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/HurricaneIda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneIda</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewOrleans</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/noaa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noaa</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NoaaNHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoaaNHC</span></a></p>