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Ida Loses Tropical Characteristics Over Deep South
UPDATED 12:30 PM CST, November 10, 2009
UPDATED By WeatherBug Sr. Meteorologist, James West | Ida, after making final landfall predawn this morning near Mobile, Ala., has lost its tropical characteristics. Even so, its remnants have plenty of Gulf of Mexico moisture and will still produce downpours through Wednesday across the South and Southeast.
All Tropical Storm Warnings have been lifted, with high wind advisories extending from Louisiana into southern Georgia.
WeatherBug Meteorologist Rachel Peterson has the latest on Ida in this exclusive WeatherBug Tropical Video.
As of 9 a.m. CST (10 a.m. EST), Ida`s remnants was centered near 30.6 N, 87.6 W or about 50 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Ala., or about 25 miles west-northwest of Pensacola, Fla.
Ida`s remnants are now moving northeast at 9 mph, and will likely continue slowing down as it turn east into Florida`s panhandle today before being absorbed by a cold front Wednesday.
Top sustained winds have weakened to 35 mph and will diminish today. Its central minimum pressure has risen to 29.53 inches or 1000 mb.
Rain from the tropical storm is spreading as far north as central Alabama and western Florida, with totals through Wednesday morning reaching as high as 8 inches across the Florida Panhandle. Heavy rain will extend across the Southeast into the eastern Tennessee Valley and even in the southern Appalachians later tonight and early Tuesday.
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