Tropical Storm Ida Likely to Become Major Hurricane
Thursday, August 26, 2021 | Tag Cloud Tags: Cuba, hurricane, Mexico, News, United States, Worthy News
(Worthy News) – The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday that Tropical Storm Ida in the Caribbean Sea was likely to become a major hurricane and reach the United States on Sunday.
In its latest advisory, the center said an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter plane determined that Ida had formed and was about 160 kilometers (100 miles) west-southwest of Jamaica, moving northwest about 22 kph (14 mph).
The storm had maximum sustained winds of about 65 kph (40 mph). Forecasters said they expected it to strengthen into a hurricane as it moves to the west of Cuba and into the southern Gulf of Mexico. [ Source: VOA News (Read More…) ]
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