Aug 29, 2021
The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on August 23rd. On August 26th, the wave developed into a tropical depression, which organized further and became Tropical Storm Ida later that day, near Grand Cayman. On a northwestward track, Ida intensified into a hurricane on August 27, just before moving over western Cuba. A day later, the hurricane underwent rapid intensificatio
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 978871). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Amite County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.