The National Hurricane Center said on Thursday afternoon the system will undergo 'rapid intensification.'
August 27, 2021, 12:43 AMTropical Storm Ida formed in the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, and forecasters are warning it could rapidly strengthen into one of the strongest storms of the Atlantic hurricane season.
The storm is shaping up to be "probably be the strongest storm of the season thus far,” Kottlowski said. It could make landfall before the end of the weekend as a hurricane, giving people in its path little time to prepare or evacuate, Kottlowski said. The National Hurricane Center said on Thursday afternoon the system will undergo "rapid intensification." When the system reaches the northern Gulf coast on Sunday, the Hurricane Center predicts it will be "at or near major hurricane intensity."" as Category 3 or higher. Category 3 storms have winds of 111-129 mph and "devastating damage will occur" with storms of that strength.
The Hurricane Center at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday warned "there is an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge, damaging hurricane-force winds, and heavy rainfall Sunday and Monday, especially along the coast of Louisiana."
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