As of 4:04 p.m., the National Weather Service said a tropical storm wind warning and a tropical storm (winds up to 73 mph) remains in effect for Harrison and Hancock Counties. “This is a potentially dangerous and rapidly developing situation,” the NWS said. “Err on the side of caution and complete preparations for tropical storm [...]

The National Weather Service in New Orleans said this afternoon that Tropical Storm Ida has turned northward and should make landfall overnight near Mobile, Ala. A tropical storm warning continues for Mississippi and southeast Louisiana coastal waters and for portions of inland southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi.  A flood watch is also in effect for [...]

Most of the harbor has been downgraded to a “recommended” evacuation, instead of mandatory, because the water is getting rougher and officials are concerned about boats traveling in these rough seas. Also, the anticipated weather conditions seem to be less severe than was expected yesterday, officials said. Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm this [...]

A report from Timber Ridge: the water is up 3 to 4 feet above the normal low-tide level. The low tide is in about another hour, so the water will likely be at least 4 feet higher than normal by then. The water rose about a foot in the last hour. Roads are still clear, [...]

Revised times on the opening…. 3 pm now…. AMERICAN RED CROSS GEARS UP FOR ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM IDABILOXI (November 9, 2009) – The American Red Cross is preparing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ida. The EOCs of Harrison and Jackson Counties have requested that the following shelters be opened to house residents of [...]

From the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources:  All Mississippi Waters Closed to Oyster Harvest BILOXI, Miss. – Due to the coastal flood warning, hurricane wind watch and hurricane watch issued by the National Weather Service, all state waters are closed to oyster harvest until further notice, effective immediately Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Please be advised [...]

Harbor Prepares For Ida

Some storm-related news from Pass Christian: – The City of Pass Christian declared a state of emergency at about 8:30 a.m. this morning. Doing so allows the city to declare mandatory evacuations — such as the current one in effect for the Pass Christian Harbor, where all boat owners have been ordered to move their [...]

The National Weather Service said in its 9 a.m. advisory that rains from Ida will be reaching the Coast over portions of the warning area within the next hour or so. Total storm accumulations of 3 to 6 inches with isolated maximum storm totals of 8 inches are possible through Wednesday morning from the central [...]

At 9 a.m. CST, the National Weather Service said that all hurricane warnings and watches along the Gulf Coast have been discontinued, but a tropical storm warning (winds up to 73 mph) is in effect for our area (from Grand Isle, La., to the Aucilla River, Fla., including New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.) A tropical [...]