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Tropical Storm Ida: New Orleans and Louisiana Coastal Flood Warning
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Forecast Map from NWS office in New Orleans.
As Ida approaches as either a hurricane or tropical storm, strong easterly winds and coastal flooding is expected in southern Louisianna and New Orleans. The latest forecast maps will update and animate below. See the latest Ida complete update here. Also watch: The latest radar from Cancun, Mexico here.
Hurricane Ida: New Orleans forecast maps
The forecast statement from New Orleans office of the National Weather Service:
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE INTERACTION BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES...AND MUCH LOWER PRESSURES OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL GENERATE INCREASING EASTERLY AND ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS PATTERN SHOULD RESULT IN THE INUNDATION OF COASTAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. HURRICANE IDA...LOCATED IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...WILL BE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUNDAY. AS IDA TRANSITIONS INTO AN EXTRA-TROPICAL CYCLONE AND APPROACHES THE COAST... INCREASING WINDS WILL PUSH MORE WATER TOWARDS SHORE. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO EASE COASTAL FLOODING LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
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RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST ARE URGED TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION THAT MAY LAST FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS AS TIDES RISE ABOVE NORMAL TO AS HIGH AS 4 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT AND 5 TO 6 FEET ON MONDAY. TIDES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SHORES IN ST BERNARD AND PLAQUEMINES PARISH... AND ALONG HANCOCK COUNTY. CURRENTLY...TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
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