Nov 11, 2009
Hurricane Ida, which formed in the Caribbean and intensified to a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, moved north from the Caribbean across the central Gulf of Mexico and then inland along the U.S. Gulf coast near Mobile, Alabama early on the 10th. The remnants of the hurricane then moved east-northeast across southern Alabama and southern Georgia before moving off the east coast of the U.S. as a strong surface low pressure area. Heavy rainfall, on the order of four to five inc
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 204000). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dade County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.