Tropical Storm Ida is forecast to arrive at New Orleans, LA about 2pm Sunday (local time).

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.

Louisiana is also seaing an all-time peak Covid infection rate.

US National Hurricane Center:
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/234304.shtml?cone#contents

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.

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

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