Hurricane IDA Update 1 Video

A hurricane warning was in effect Sunday night from Pascagoula east to Indian Pass, Fla., and a tropical storm warning extended across the rest of the Mississippi Coast to Grand Isle, La., as Hurricane Ida swirled up the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 105 miles per hour.

The National Hurricane Center revised Idas track to the east Sunday night. The storms speed also had increased to 14 miles per hour. NHC expects Ida to turn north and increase forward speed today, followed by a northeast turn tonight.

Ida is expected to make landfall tonight or early Tuesday, which could increase flooding by coinciding with high tides, the National Weather Service projects will be 3 to 4 feet above normal.

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In addition, Ida is forecast to drop 3 to 5 inches of rain, with as much as 8 inches in some areas.

NHC warns of a dangerous storm surge of 4 to 6 feet above ground level near and to the east of where Idas center makes landfall, accompanied by large and destructive waves.

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