If there is ANY bit of "good" news that can be ascertained in a moment when a lot of the news is bad (i.e. rapid intensification) with Hurricane Idalia, it is that the core of the hurricane force winds remains quite small.
Where that small core makes landfall – BAD news! pic.twitter.com/KiwqyduVMu
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 30, 2023
The full multi-hour mission by the Air Force plane that has finished investigating Hurricane #Idalia shows the track of the eye in orange, with black-labeled pressure values falling during the flight, indicating rapid intensification.
The overall motion of Idalia remained a… pic.twitter.com/4VQpNMppCY
— Dr. Levi Cowan (@TropicalTidbits) August 30, 2023
11PM EDT: Hurricane #Idalia continues to strengthen. Maximum winds are near 110 mph with MSLP down to 958 millibars.
NHC is now explicitly calling for Idalia to be a category 4 hurricane at landfall. Landfall Wednesday morning in Big Bend region. pic.twitter.com/AnX9w8Bia6
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 30, 2023
Projected radar off the HRRR model below…
The center of the eye of Hurricane #Idalia is 152 miles SSW of the projected NHC landfall zone. Landfall may not happen at that exact point! Major impacts ahead for the Big Bend region & north Florida. New advisory shortly at 11PM EDT. pic.twitter.com/KkuL5rwa3K
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 30, 2023
Reconnaissance aircraft now finding winds in the ballpark of 105-110 mph in the eastern eyewall of Hurricane #Idalia. The storm's core structure continues to mature on radar imagery as rapid strengthening continues. pic.twitter.com/O1bx6tO8IE
— Dr. Levi Cowan (@TropicalTidbits) August 30, 2023
