• ADVISORY: Ida A22

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    BULLETIN
    Remnants Of Ida Advisory Number 22
    NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD AL092021
    1000 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

    ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA IS MOVING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... ...CONSIDERABLE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
    FROM THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
    APPALACHIANS AND MID ATLANTIC THROUGH WEDNESDAY...


    SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION -----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...35.0N 87.8W
    ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM WNW OF HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA
    ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM SW OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.42 INCHES


    WATCHES AND WARNINGS
    --------------------
    Flood and Flash Flood Watches extend from the Gulf Coast Region
    across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, central and southern
    Appalachians, into the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England.


    DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
    ----------------------
    At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the remnants of Ida were located near
    latitude 35.0 North, longitude 87.8 West. The remnants are moving
    toward the northeast near 15 mph (24 km/h) and this motion is
    expected to gradually accelerate over the next couple of days.

    Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts.
    Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours.

    The estimated minimum central pressure is 996 mb (29.42 inches).


    HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
    ----------------------
    RAINFALL: Tropical Depression Ida will produce the following
    rainfall totals:

    Portions of the Southeast, including the western Florida panhandle,
    eastern and northern Alabama, and northern Georgia: An additional 1
    to 3 inches through Wednesday morning.

    Middle Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley, Central and Southern
    Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic: 3 to 6 inches with isolated
    higher amounts through Thursday morning.

    Southern New England: 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher amounts,
    Wednesday into Thursday.

    Considerable flash flooding is possible from the Middle Tennessee
    Valley, Ohio Valley, Central and Southern Appalachians, into the
    Mid-Atlantic and southern New England, with additional widespread
    moderate and isolated major river flooding impacts forecast from
    northern West Virginia and western Maryland into southern
    Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

    Widespread minor to isolated major river flooding is occurring
    or forecast from the Lower Mississippi Valley into far western
    Alabama. Rivers will remain elevated into next week.

    TORNADOES: The threat for a couple of tornadoes will be centered
    this evening across eastern Alabama, western Georgia, and the
    Florida Panhandle. On Wednesday, the threat of a few tornadoes will
    shift into portions of the Mid Atlantic.


    NEXT ADVISORY
    -------------
    Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT.

    $$
    Forecaster Churchill

    FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

    INIT 31/1500Z 35.0N 87.8W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND
    12H 01/0000Z 36.0N 85.8W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND
    24H 01/1200Z 37.4N 82.7W 20 KT 25 MPH...INLAND
    36H 02/0000Z 38.6N 79.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...INLAND
    48H 02/1200Z 39.7N 75.6W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
    60H 03/0000Z 40.5N 72.0W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
    72H 03/1200Z 41.3N 68.7W 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
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