Good morning from Orange Beach… and it is a good morning here.  The rain came to an end a few hours ago as the rain associated with Tropical Storm Ida moved well north of the center of circulation. It’s windy this morning here in Orange Beach, but because the rain ended so soon, the flooding [...]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1055 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009
LATEST LOCAL SURFACE WIND OBSERVATIONS…
ALABAMA PORT AL… 1040PM GUST 62 MPH
WEST MOBILE AL… 1000 PM GUST NNE 43 MPH
DOWNTOWN MOBILE AL… 1004 PM GUST NNE 38 MPH
NAS PENSACOLA FL… 1014 PM GUST ENE 38 MPH
DESTIN FL… 1012 PM GUST ESE 43 MPH
12 MILES [...]

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Ida is getting closer to the Alabama coast line.  Winds within the hour winds have gusted to 52 mph at Fort Morgan and 55 mph at a spot just west of Foley.  The storm is moving north at a slightly slower forward speed at 13 mph, and now about 100 miles south-southwest of Mobile.  Here [...]

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It is 8:30 p.m. here in Orange Beach, and the winds are howling.  Wind gusts are blowing an estimated 45-50 mph across the city, making driving fairly hazardous. Thankfully, very few people are out driving right now.
My photographer and I just got through driving down to Gulf Shores and back. There were a few areas [...]

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Our latest 6km Microcast model is backing off on the precipitation amounts from Ida. Again the heaviest rain still seems to track to the south of I-20/59. The entire Fox 6 StormWarn team will keep you posted.

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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM IDA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112009
600 PM CST MON NOV 09 2009

…IDA CONTINUES NORTHWARD…SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
EASTWARD TO THE AUCILLA RIVER FLORIDA…INCLUDING NEW ORLEANS AND
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND [...]

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Here’s one last look at the storm surge before sunset tonight… more details to come shortly on FOX6 News.
Dennis

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Tropical Storm Ida, at 3 pm, is located just 60 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and 165 miles south-southwest of Pensacola. Throughout the morning, Ida has weakened to a Tropical Storm, however it remains just under hurricane strength with sustained winds at 70 mph.
Currently, Ida is moving north at 18 mph.  Over the next [...]

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Here in Central Alabama, rain is going to be the primary impact from Ida.  A Flood Watch is already for most of Alabama.  The 6km MicroCast model here at Fox 6 is squeezing out a total of 2+” of rainfall in many locations by late Tuesday.  While a brief wind gust up to 40mph is [...]

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2:30 p.m. update
The wind is slowly, but steadily increasing here in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores as Ida moves closer to land.  I’ve posted a few pictures above of the swells at the Cotton Bayou beach access in Orange Beach — just awesome to look at.
Rainfall is light to moderate here… not enough to cause [...]

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