The Hurricane Ida Landfall

Published On: August 29, 2021

This post covers the landfall of Hurricane Ida, and effects on the region. This post will be frequently updated as Hurricane Ida moves over land.

On the eve of the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in southeast Louisiana, Hurricane Ida is about to make landfall in the region today.

700 AM CDT Key Messages for #Ida: Extremely life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic wind damage are imminent where the core of #Ida moves onshore in the next few hours https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/lILc6eoRxB

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 29, 2021

Intensifying Hurricane Ida a significant threat to key infrastructure: Ida is forecast to hit the industrial corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, site of three key ports, petrochemical sites, and a nuclear power plant.

Jaw-dropping view of Hurricane Ida. pic.twitter.com/c25sHH3DUZ

— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) August 29, 2021

#Ida's too https://t.co/zOFpq3rQVy

— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) August 29, 2021

CLOSE TO LANDFALL

Hurricane Ida now forecasted to make a direct hit on Louisiana's / US oil industry center. Context: https://t.co/mUjKZgx87N @WeatherProf @DrJeffMasters @MichaelEMann

— Climate State (@climatestate) August 29, 2021

Grand Isle wind gust 136 mph, current view of surge and wind from Christie Angelette. #lawx @FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/YkHkqtGwk3

— Zack Fradella (@ZackFradellaWx) August 29, 2021

One more animation, of 1-minute 500m visible imagery of #Ida as it begins making landfall just south of Grand Isle, LA.

The #eye cleared out enough that you can see the low-level flow of the eye rapidly spinning as the TC barrels its way to shore. pic.twitter.com/VhQwN4XBFR

— Philippe Papin (@pppapin) August 29, 2021

#Ida's winds have intensified 40kts (45mph) in 11 hours.

Only 17 hurricanes on record in the Atlantic have strengthened 40kt in 11 hours or less.

3 of them were last year.

— Sam Lillo (@splillo) August 29, 2021

Flying into Hurricane Ida (During Landfall Louisiana Coast)

OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO – Flying into the eye of Category 4 Hurricane #Ida on NOAA WP-3D Orion #NOAA43 Miss Piggy during morning mission 08.29.21. Credit: Lt. Cmdr. Doremus, NOAA Corps. Visit https://t.co/JRMe4KQZfE for NOAA event resources. #FlyNOAA pic.twitter.com/STHD6mWwgd

— NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (@NOAA_HurrHunter) August 29, 2021

1155 AM CDT: #Ida made landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and a minimum central pressure of 930 mb (27.46 inches) https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/iHdKMGk0tq

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 29, 2021

Hurricane Ida Landfall

Hurricane Ida landfalling in Louisiana as a powerful, cat-4 hurricane.

Incredible. pic.twitter.com/GgmLREGrOI

— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) August 29, 2021

Near the point of Ida’s landfall late this morning at Grand Isle LA… video from Christie Angelette pic.twitter.com/QpLit2wSSR

— James Spann (@spann) August 29, 2021

#Ida is not weakening. This is not what you want to see. You can even see the individual mesovortices inside the eye. #mswx #lawx https://t.co/QEy7jPRPi2

— NWS New Orleans (@NWSNewOrleans) August 29, 2021