Replay · AL092021
Ida: the story
Aug 27, 16:50 UTC – Aug 31, 05:00 UTC · 35 NHC advisories. Radar, warnings, storm reports, ground stops and SEC filings, in order, with 802 links that show their evidence.
- 2,442 NWS warnings
- 1,140 storm reports
- 36 FAA airport programs
- 48 8-Ks naming Ida
- 802 rule-based links
- 506 radar frames, 10 min apart
Chapter 1: Approach
Aug 27–29
- The replay opens as the storm nears the US.Replay from here
Chapter 2: Landfall
Aug 29
- Ida makes landfall Port Fourchon, Louisiana as a category 4 hurricane (130 kt, 931 mb).Replay from hereNHC Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane IdaNHC best track (HURDAT2)
Chapter 3: Inland
Aug 30–31
The replay window ends before the storm dissipates.
Chapter 4: Aftermath
Aug 31–Oct 14
- The replay window ends before the storm dissipates.Replay from here
- First 8-K naming Ida.
“FedNat Holding filed an 8-K on 2021-09-01 naming Hurricane Ida”
Replay from hereWhy linked - The aftermath: 48 8-Ks name Ida after the storm, the last on 2021-10-14.Replay from here
How we link records
| Rule | What it checks | Links |
|---|---|---|
| R4 solid | A storm report inside a warning polygon while it was in effect | 722 |
| R3 solid | An SEC 8-K that names the storm | 48 |
| R2 dashed | An airport program inside a warning that had been in effect for over 60 min (context) | 25 |
| R1c solid | A weather airport program inside a convective warning or watch, within 60 min of issuance | 3 |
| R1o dashed | The same, for other hazards such as floods | 4 |
Solid lines mark rules that passed an independent check; dashed lines are context. Links are rule-based facts: each shows two records that overlap in place and time. How we know
Where this storm's data comes from
Every layer, the provider behind it and the period it covers.
| Layer | Provider | Period | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRMS SeamlessHSR | NOAA/NSSL via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Aug 27, 16:50 UTC – Aug 31, 05:00 UTC | 506 |
| NWS storm-based warning polygons | NOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Aug 27, 16:50 UTC – Aug 31, 05:00 UTC | 2,442 |
| NWS Local Storm Reports | NOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Aug 27, 16:50 UTC – Aug 31, 05:00 UTC | 1,140 |
| NHC advisories and best track | NOAA National Hurricane Center | Aug 27, 16:50 UTC – Aug 31, 05:00 UTC | 35 |
| FAA airport programs (ground stops and ground delay programs) | FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center | Aug 27, 16:50 UTC – Aug 31, 05:00 UTC | 36 |
| SEC EDGAR 8-K filings | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | Aug 27, 16:50 UTC – Aug 31, 05:00 UTC | 48 |
- Radar: NOAA/NSSL MRMS SeamlessHSR, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM), Iowa State University
- Warnings: NOAA/NWS, storm-based polygons via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
- Storm reports: NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
- Advisories and best track: NOAA/National Hurricane Center
- Airport programs: FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
- Filings: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
