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Ida still a big rain maker

Posted by Andy Johnson under Daily updates

Many times when tropical systems undergo extratopical transformation as Ida did, the introduction of tropical moisture into an environment of a mixture of air masses can cause copious amounts of moisture over a very large area. The circulation of a tropical systems expands as it becomes extratropical. Rainfall of over 4″ has affected large areas of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina. Opelika, AL has had almost 10″ of rain since Ida began.

SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 4 PM EST

…ALABAMA…
OPELIKA 11.0 S                                9.83                    �
FOLEY 0.5 ESE                                 6.66                    �
CENTREVILLE 6SW                        6.35                    �
PHENIX CITY 2.2 NNW                6.33                    �
CLANTON 8.6 E                                6.30                    �
TUSKEGEE 8.9 E                               6.22                    �
SYLACAUGA 9.2 S                          6.17                    �
WARRIOR LOCK AND DAM        6.15                    �
SUMMERDALE 2.5 ESE                 6.13                    �
ELBERTA 3.1 SSW                           5.85                    �
CLANTON                                           5.69                    �
FOLEY 2.0 SSW                                5.62                    �
SMITHS 5NW                                     5.54                    �
BREWTON 3SSE                                5.50                    �
DEMOPOLIS LOCK & DAM           5.46                    �
ATMORE 12N                                    5.41                    �
WADLEY 1WNW                              5.33                    �
BREWTON 3ENE                              5.20                    �
LAFAYETTE 2W                              5.10                    �
USFS TALLADEGA                          5.01                     

…FLORIDA…
GONZALEZ 2.5 NNW                     6.78                    �
PORT ST. JOE 0.6 SE                     6.32                    �
LAKELAND 1.5 W                          5.75                    �
ENSLEY 2.1 ENE                             5.36                    �
BELLVIEW 1.7 NW                        5.12                    �
MILTON 17.7 NNE                        4.83                    �
PACE 2.4 N                                       4.72                    �
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS 12.5 NW 4.65                    �
CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES              4.53                    �
WEST PENSACOLA 10.9 SW      4.41                    �
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT          4.07                    �
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS 12WNW 4.02                     

…GEORGIA…
COLUMBUS 15NW (GA POWER CO)   7.25                    �
FORSYTH 6.0 NNW                      6.86                    �
WOODBURY                                    6.85                    �
COLUMBUS 11NNW                     6.48                    �
BOGART 4.2 SE                              6.00                    �
DOUGLASVILLE 0.2 N               5.90                    �
WEST POINT                                   5.84                    �
BLUE RIDGE 11.9 SSE                 5.79                    �
CEDARTOWN 3.0 SW                  5.77                    �
STOCKBRIDGE 3.1 E                    5.72                    �
TALBOTTON                                   5.70                    �
MONTICELLO (WATER PLANT)   5.70                    �
BLAIRSVILLE 6.8 SSE                5.70                    �
ATLANTA                                        5.67
COLUMBUS                                     5.60                    �
ROSWELL 4SSW                            5.59                    �
MORGAN FALLS DAM               5.56                    �
LA GRANGE 10.6 ESE                5.52                    �
HARTWELL                                    5.48
CHOESTOE (TVA)                        5.35
FORT BENNING                            5.33                    �
DALLAS 3NE                                 5.22                    �
ALPHARETTA 4SSW                  5.22                    �
MONROE (LARC)                         5.20                    �
DORAVILLE 2NNE                     5.18                    �
WARESVILLE                               5.15                    �
NORCROSS 3SSW                        5.10                    �
CULLODEN 13SW                        5.07                    �
AUBURN 5NNW                          5.02                    �
DALLAS 7NE                                5.00                     

…MISSISSIPPI…
WAYNESBORO 2W                      4.13                    �
WIGGINS 6E                                 4.11                     

…NORTH CAROLINA  …
BREVARD 7E                                5.61                    �
COLUMBUS 6.6 NNW                5.10                    �
BREVARD 1NNE                         5.00                       �
                �
FRANKLIN 9.6 S                         4.83                    �
HENDERSONVILLE 6SW (IFLOWS)   4.64                    �
EAST FLAT ROCK 0.5 NNE     4.45                    �
LAUREL PARK 1.7 NW            4.43                    �
HOGBACK (IFLOWS)                 4.41                    �
SALEM 4SSW (IFLOWS)           4.40                    �
HIGHLAND (TVA)                     4.36                    �
ELIZABETHTOWN 6.2 NW     4.33                    �
HENDERSONVILLE 9.6 ENE   4.32                    �
ROSMAN (IFLOWS)                   4.30                       �
                �
MORGANTON 4E (AG)             4.25                       �
                �
CONCORD 6SW                           4.24                    �
COLUMBUS 1.9 E                       4.21                    �
LAKE LURE                                  4.18                    �
BLANTYRE                                  4.12                    �
MURPHY 2NE                             4.10                    �
RUTHERFORDTON 3N             4.00                     

…SOUTH CAROLINA…
CLARKS HILL 2W                       5.69                    �
WALHALLA 1.5 NW                  5.10                    �
CLEVELAND 4S                          5.08                    �
MARIETTA 1.8 SW                     5.04                    �
SENECA 4.9 N                              4.98                    �
GREENWOOD 0.5 SSE               4.86                    �
WEST UNION 1.5 ESE               4.82                    �
ANTREVILLE 2N                        4.75                    �
SALEM 0.1 SE                               4.74                    �
SENECA 5.5 SSE                          4.73                    �
POMARIA 4.0 N                          4.69                    �
WALHALLA                                  4.68                    �
TABLE ROCK DAM                     4.68                    �
NEWBERRY                                  4.54                    �
GREENWOOD 2.8 NNW           4.50                    �
CLINTON                                       4.44                    �
ST MATTHEWS 12NW              4.30                    �
CALHOUN FALLS                       4.26                    �
LAURENS                                       4.25                    �
GREENVILLE-SPARTENBURG     4.25                       �
         �
CHAPPELLS 2NNW                     4.21                    �
ALLENDALE 2NW                      4.20                    �
TRAVELERS REST 1S                 4.19                       �
                �
SALUDA FILTER PLANT          4.11                    �
LITTLE MOUNTAIN                  4.09                    �
S. RABON CREEK                         4.03                     

…TENNESSEE…
MOUNT LECONTE                        4.11                    �
NEWPORT - FRENCH BROAD RVR (TVA)     3.62                    �
COPPERHILL (TVA)                    3.62                    �
SEVIERVILLE 5.4 ENE              3.57                    �
NEWPORT 5.0 W                          3.57                    �
COSBY                                             3.44                    �
GATLINBURG 2SW/PARK HQ (IFLOWS)      3.34                    �
SEVIERVILLE/LITTLE PIGEON RIVER      3.33                    �
DOUGLAS DAM (TVA)                    3.31                    �
GREENEVILLE 10.1 S                     3.17                       �
                �
TELLICO PLAINS (TVA)                 3.10                    �
WILDWOOD (TVA)                          3.06                    �
CLEVELAND 3.0 ESE                     3.05                    �
MOSHEIM 7.5 WSW                       3.03                    �
MARYVILLE 4.1 SSW                    3.02                    �
ERWIN 8.6 SW                                  3.02                    �
OAK GROVE (TVA)                         3.01                     

…VIRGINIA…
BRISTOL 6.7 W                                2.02

Surprisingly, winds are still fairly strong. I’ve seen gusts as high as 55 MPH earlier today near the Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. Most of the heavy convection (red areas) in the image below are occurring near the Gulf stream just offshore of the Carolinas. Invest 98L is devoid of any deep convection near the center. Many of the computer models have the remains of Ida absorbing invest 98L.

The BAMS model output shown below is valid for Thursday at 8:00 AM EST. The circulation will still be close enough to North Carolina to cause gale force winds and heavy rains. In fact, North Carolina may seem more impact from Ida that where it hit as a tropical storm in Alabama.