Hurricane Ida Projected Path Worries Gulf Coast

Residents of the Gulf Coast region are now on hurricane alert as the Hurricane Ida projected path has turned to northward.

Hurricane Ida was upgraded from a tropical storm to a full-"blown" hurricane on Saturday and has now strengthened to a Category 2 storm with maximum winds at its center in excess of 100 mph. Forecasters predict that Ida could intensify further prior to making landfall in the Gulf Coast on Tuesday morning.

The outer edge of Hurricane Ida moved through the Mexican resort city of Cancun on Sunday. The storm was heading northwest at 10 mph and was located about 650 miles to the south-southeast of Pensacola, Florida.

Hurricane Ida Projected Path

Hurricane Ida sweeps into Mexico (thestar.com)
Hurricane Ida strengthens, heads to Gulf of Mexico (nationalpost.com)
Ida strengthens, heads to Gulf Coast (cnn.com)
Hurricane Ida Takes Aim at Gulf Coast (nytimes.com)

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