700 AM CDT Key Messages for #Ida: Extremely life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic wind damage are imminent where the core of #Ida moves onshore in the next few hours https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/lILc6eoRxB

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 29, 2021

Jaw-dropping view of Hurricane Ida. pic.twitter.com/c25sHH3DUZ

— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) August 29, 2021

#Ida's too https://t.co/zOFpq3rQVy

— Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) August 29, 2021

Hurricane Ida now forecasted to make a direct hit on Louisiana's / US oil industry center. Context: https://t.co/mUjKZgx87N @WeatherProf @DrJeffMasters @MichaelEMann

— Climate State (@climatestate) August 29, 2021

Grand Isle wind gust 136 mph, current view of surge and wind from Christie Angelette. #lawx @FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/YkHkqtGwk3

— Zack Fradella (@ZackFradellaWx) August 29, 2021

One more animation, of 1-minute 500m visible imagery of #Ida as it begins making landfall just south of Grand Isle, LA.

The #eye cleared out enough that you can see the low-level flow of the eye rapidly spinning as the TC barrels its way to shore. pic.twitter.com/VhQwN4XBFR

— Philippe Papin (@pppapin) August 29, 2021

#Ida's winds have intensified 40kts (45mph) in 11 hours.

Only 17 hurricanes on record in the Atlantic have strengthened 40kt in 11 hours or less.

3 of them were last year.

— Sam Lillo (@splillo) August 29, 2021

OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO – Flying into the eye of Category 4 Hurricane #Ida on NOAA WP-3D Orion #NOAA43 Miss Piggy during morning mission 08.29.21. Credit: Lt. Cmdr. Doremus, NOAA Corps. Visit https://t.co/JRMe4KQZfE for NOAA event resources. #FlyNOAA pic.twitter.com/STHD6mWwgd

— NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (@NOAA_HurrHunter) August 29, 2021

1155 AM CDT: #Ida made landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and a minimum central pressure of 930 mb (27.46 inches) https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/iHdKMGk0tq

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 29, 2021

Hurricane Ida landfalling in Louisiana as a powerful, cat-4 hurricane.

Incredible. pic.twitter.com/GgmLREGrOI

— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) August 29, 2021

Near the point of Ida’s landfall late this morning at Grand Isle LA… video from Christie Angelette pic.twitter.com/QpLit2wSSR

— James Spann (@spann) August 29, 2021

#Ida is not weakening. This is not what you want to see. You can even see the individual mesovortices inside the eye. #mswx #lawx https://t.co/QEy7jPRPi2

— NWS New Orleans (@NWSNewOrleans) August 29, 2021