ATL: IDA - Remnants - Discussion

[Meteorcane]

TOR warning Dauphin Island, that northern band will start lighting up with them.

Yep not-surprisingly tons of low-lvl SRH on the eastern side of the system

[tomatkins]

How much do hurricanes usually add to hospitalizations? If Louisiana is at 90%+ capacity, is that unused 10% sufficient for a Cat 5 mass casualty event? EMS and hospitals are already stretched to breaking point in the entire southern US. Human toll of Ida seems set to be catastrophic https://i.imgur.com/NFKXGn3.png

I wouldn't think you'd get alot of hospitalizations. You kind of either survive or don't to put it grimly. But I would be concerned about an explosion of COVID in the area from people picking it up in shelters and such.

[Airboy]

From NOAA plane:
Peak (10s) Flt. Lvl. Wind: 136 kts (156.5 mph)
SFMR Peak (10s) Sfc. Wind: 131 kts (150.8 mph)

[Michele B]

Are you taking about the eyewall elongating? Those are mesovotices

Yea where it has become more red rather than black and white. Thanks!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210829/9eeb28531a934139a4b7e1986f3daa55.png

What means "Meso strength 1814" in that marker near the eastern eye wall?

[Fancy1001]

123330 2834N 08929W 7515 02231 9705 +153 +171 175135 139 113 053 01
123400 2834N 08931W 7490 02221 9639 +176 +190 174114 136 131 025 01

Cat 5 yet

[Clearcloudz]

saved loop
https://i.imgur.com/j6VNwMi.gif

I really hope every state in the US sends help to the region in the coming days. They will need as much as possible.

[Teban54]

The NOAA plane is still getting pressure readings in the 950s. I think we can say with confidence that something is wrong with that plane at this point.

[Hypercane_Kyle]

131 knots in the eastern eyewall. May have missed the strongest winds just to the south.

[Keldeo1997]

 https://twitter.com/splillo/status/1431960624792162310

[RL3AO]

Grand Isle is going to get the full force of the eastern eye and eyewall I think.

[kronotsky]

This is NOAA's Inundation map for the New Orleans area.

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/inund ... 1100000000

A lot of these stations look like they were already high, though below flood stage, even before Ida entered the picture. Has the lower Mississippi received a lot of rain recently?

[TallyTracker]

How much do hurricanes usually add to hospitalizations? If Louisiana is at 90%+ capacity, is that unused 10% sufficient for a Cat 5 mass casualty event? EMS and hospitals are already stretched to breaking point in the entire southern US. Human toll of Ida seems set to be catastrophic https://i.imgur.com/NFKXGn3.png

I wouldn't think you'd get alot of hospitalizations. You kind of either survive or don't to put it grimly. But I would be concerned about an explosion of COVID in the area from people picking it up in shelters and such.

No you will get thousands of hospitalizations both directly from the storm and from injuries in the aftermath (cutting tree injuries, CO poisoning, etc.). It’s gonna be a major problem.

[KBBOCA]

 https://twitter.com/JamesSinko/status/1431961590547550209

[GCANE]

FYI, Tornado Watch issued

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[ElectricStorm]

NOAA drop in E eyewall has ~140kt winds just above the surface

[weeniepatrol]

[KBBOCA]

 https://twitter.com/watkinstrack/status/1431961675394174979

[xironman]

The looks like it is tightening up a bit on satellite, can't tell from radar. Land interaction could do it.

[Woofde]

What's even more interesting about Ida is the amount of jaw-dropping footage of its landfall that will be generated by storm chasers due to its daytime landfall.

There will be lots of wind videos, but I'm curious if anyone manages to get into the eye before it falls apart. The eye is expected to basically go directly over the swampland to the west of New Orleans. It's almost impossible to chase in there because of the surge and flooding risks. Someone would have to be very risky to do it.

[Hypercane_Kyle]

148 knot flight level winds.

Dropsonde was 135 knots on the surface, but remember these are instantaneous winds.

VDM from AF305 shows the eye has contracted from 20 nautical miles to 16 nautical miles.