of water with that. so here you go. we ve got that big update in from the national hurricane center at 2:00 am. we went from a category two storm up to a category three. the wind speed jumped about 10 mile-per-hour in intensity, now up to 120 and we had a feeling that this was coming because of the data that we were receiving from the hurricane hunters, the air force reserve out of biloxi, flying into this system and what they found was a much stronger idalia. it made that full inner core earlier this afternoon. this is new video from from treasure island. it s at pinellas county in florida and you can see, yes, some of the water rising at safety beach, the last time we checked, cody was 2.2. ian: 2.2 feet of water, so clearly that is enough in an area that is brutally susceptible to storm surge to start causing at least some nuisance problems. we may see this get worse on
people have been making comparisons to katrina with this particular storm. here s the thing. this is where katrina was at landfall, just to the east of new orleans. that s important and i ll explain in a minute. it made landfall at 125 miles per hour. it was a category 3 at landfall. i ida s forecast is expected to be 4. not only strong but to the west. particularly speaking the worst area when a hurricane comes in is the northeast quadrant by shifting to the left, it puts new orleans in a less stable position than they were compared to katrina. storm surge is still the biggest factor along the coast. 10 to 15 feet in this pink area. 7 to 11 in the purple. that does include the city of biloxi. the outer bands will begin today. if you were planning to leave. if you were planning to board up your home, do it today. do not wait until tomorrow. heavy rain is concentrated over the gulf coast. 10, 12, 15 inches of rain not
mass less time to strengthen. the thing is this storm is expected to do the opposite. it s expected to slow down a little bit, especially right before it makes landfall. which is why we ve had this storm not only anticipated to become a major hurricane which is category 3 or higher but all the way up to category 4 strength. unfortunately, that s what it s going to. rapid intensification is 35 miles per hour in 24 hours. storm surge is the biggest threat we have along the coastline. 10 to 15 feet in the pink. 7 to 11 in purple. that does include the city of biloxi. again, the outer bands, christi will begin today. i really doll b believe you have preparations made because waiting until tomorrow is too late. noll question about it,
100 miles per hour. the storm is moving into probably its most favorable environment for strengthening. it is a category 1 now, but notice how it strengthens very quickly as it moves into this very warm water. and i want to emphasize, this is not bath water. you re talking jacuzzi bawater here, which is fuel for these storms. we anticipate it to be a category 2 a few hours from now, category 3 likely today, and a category 4 right before it makes landfall tomorrow likely into the afternoon hours in louisiana. now, one of the biggest concerns from this storm is going to be storm surge. the pink color you see here, including grand isle, 10 to 15 feet of storm surge, above the first story of home. 7 to 11 feet in this purple area here, including the city of biloxi. the outer band will impact today. if you re planning to evacuate, board up your home, do it today. don t wait until tomorrow. by tomorrow, now you re really
pink. purple color is 7 to 11 feet. that includes city of biloxi. strong winds are also a factor. it is not just water pushed inland but strong winds that accompany it. you re talking wind speed, 90, 100, 110 miles per hour, with gusts higher than that, wolf. power outages will be a big concern. explain to viewers, all of us remember hurricane katrina 16 years ago tomorrow, landing on the gulf coast around new orleans, category three. this will be a category four. walk us through differences based on what we know now, what would be major differences between katrina and ida? right. one of the biggest differences with katrina, it was technically a category three at landfall. whereas ida is expected to be a category four storm at landfall. so in terms of wind speeds, we are anticipating ida to be a stronger storm in terms of winds. track of the particular storm, katrina technically made