BREAKING: #Ida is now a Category 1 Hurricane according to the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds are 75 mph. | MyRadar Weather Radar

7.7K views · 196 reactions | NOAA pilots captured this stunning video showing the eye of Ida as the WP-3D Orion crew flew over the Category 4 Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.  Credit: Lt. Cmdr. Doremus, NOAA Corps.  #NOOA43 flight data: https://radarbox.com/data/flights/NOAA43 Track live flights at - RadarBox.com ✈️ #HurricaneIda #IdaHurricane #USA #RadarBox | AirNav Radar | Facebook

Hurricane Ida is a force of nature as seen here in this satellite imagery on SOS Explorer. Ida rapidly progressed from a "potential for tropical cyclone development" in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on August 23rd to a Category 1 hurricane late on the 27th over Cuba, intensifying to a Category 4 just before making landfall in Louisiana on the 29th. The peak intensity recorded for Ida reached 150 mph winds with a low pressure of 930 mbar. Follow the NWS New Orleans Twitter for more information a