Tropical Storm Ida makes landfall in Alabama

November 10, 10:12 AMNatural Disasters ExaminerTony Hake

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Tropical Storm Ida made landfall Tuesday morning in Alabama
and has unleashed a great deal of rain along the central Gulf
Coast.  The storm has quickly died down however and is now
considered extratropical. (Stormpulse)   More images in our
slideshow below.

What was once Hurricane Ida made landfall as a tropical storm this morning on Dauphin Island, Alabama unleashing in excess of six inches of rain in parts of Alabama and Florida. Packing winds of 45 mph at landfall, Ida is expected to reach mainland Alabama later this morning.

Now located 30 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Alabama and 25 miles west-northwest of Pensacola, Florida, the storm has quickly faded however and is now extratropical with winds of 35 mph. The National Hurricane Center said that the worst winds will remain over water. All Tropical Storm Warnings for the area have been discontinued.

Despite the decreased intensity, the storm will continue to impact a wide swath of the Gulf Coast region. Rain totals of up to 8 inches in some areas may be expected. The storm will soon begin to turn east where will be absorbed by a front on Wednesday.

Rainfall totals from along the Alabama coast as of Tuesday
morning.  (COCORAHS)  More images in our slideshow below.

Along the coast, storm tides will raise water levels 3 to 5 feet near the center of the storm and to the east. Dangerous surge and destructive waves will batter the coast but water levels will slowly subside during the day.

Tropical Storm Ida has taken a long path from the Caribbean, across Honduras and Nicaragua and through the Gulf of Mexico to arrive on the United States Gulf Coast.

Over its life the storm has seen a number of cycles going from a tropical storm to a hurricane before losing its strength as it passed over land in Central America. It re-emerged as a tropical storm but quickly returned to Category 2 hurricane strength before weakening as it approached the United States and encountered cooler waters and increased wind shear.