8 pm Ida Update — Ida’s Eye Passing Just West of New Orleans

| August 29, 2021 @ 8:05 pm

SUMMARY OF 800 PM CDT…0100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…30.0N 90.6W
ABOUT 30 MI…50 KM W OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
ABOUT 45 MI…75 KM SE OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115 MPH…185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 340 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…947 MB…27.96 INCHES

A Weatherflow observations on Pontchartrain Causeway recently reported a sustained wind of 66 mph (106 km/h) and a gust of 89 mph (142 km/h).

An observation at the Gulfport Marina in Mississippi recently reported a sustained wind of 61 mph (98 km/h).

Another observation in Shell Beach, Louisiana, reported a sustained wind of 61 mph (98 km/h) with a gust of 75 mph (120 km/h).

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