Email & Share8:00 AM Monday
Hurricane Ida appears to be making a big mess in the panhandle of Florida, but effectively passed the Yucatan by. We’re okay with that! Goodbye, Ida and thanks for all the rain!
Before we go, check out this cool Hurricane Tracker (historical) from MSNBC.
12:30 PM Sunday
Looks like Hurricane Ida is leaving the Yucatan and heading for Louisiana. Our intrepid Khaki, News Reporter for Yucatan Living, who is living outside of Cottonport, LA, sends us this report:
What are you sending up here??? We just went under a hurricane watch about an hour ago… army helicopters are flying over (headed south) now – I’ve got all of the vehicles away from trees and all of the car windows rolled up… so let her rip. My only worry is the freezers. I’ve got Thanksgiving and Christmas meat already bought! and tons of shrimp… like over 100 lbs!
Hang on, Khaki!
Stormpulse.com tracks Ida’s progress. (thanks for the tip, Cancun Airport on Twitter!)
Another good place to watch the storm is here on Intellicast.
11:30 AM Sunday
It seems that Hurricane Ida is gathering speed and believed to be headed to the North and Northwest. That would put it on a path right over the Peninsula, over the Mayan Riviera and possibly the Gulf Coast. At the moment, it doesn’t look like Merida will be affected.
We’ll keep an eye on it and bring you first hand reports from Merida here. We are reminded that hurricane season does not end until November 30! Ida is the ninth named hurricane this season… it’s been a very slow season so far. Let’s hope it stays that way!
Here is the latest from Bloomberg:
The storm was about 255 miles (410 kilometers) southeast of the island resort of Cozumel, Mexico, and about 270 miles south of Cuba’s western tip at 10 a.m. New York time, the Miami-based agency said in an advisory. Ida’s maximum sustained winds grew to about 60 miles (96 kph) per hour as the storm sped up to about 9 mph, from 45 mph three hours ago, the center said.
The storm is expected to take a turn to the north-northwest during the next couple of days, and move over or near the northeastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula tomorrow, reaching the southeastern Gulf of Mexico tomorrow night, the agency said.
And this from Reuters:
Ida reached hurricane status again late on Saturday and packed top sustained winds of near 90 mph (145 kph), the hurricane center said in its 7 a.m. EST (1200 GMT) advisory.
Ida is a Category 1 hurricane, the lowest on the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale, and forecasters said it could strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane later on Sunday. Gradual weakening was expected to begin by late on Monday.
A hurricane warning for the Yucatan Peninsula from Playa del Carmen to Cabo Catoche, north of Cancun was in effect. Such a warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within 24 hours.
The Mexican government urged people to avoid unnecessary travel in the Yucatan Peninsula and imposed restrictions on coastal shipping.
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For more about hurricanes in the Yucatan, check out our article, Pondering Hurricanes.
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Thanks for the updates. Khaki, we pray you don’t lose power and perhaps the hurricane will turn or weaken again, but if not, cook up a storm then freeze what you can.
Been there and done that!
Thanks!!! We get very little news about how the hurricanes are actually affecting Merida and the Yucatan, and appreciate your updates.