Talk:Hurricane Ida (2009)

Importance is low

Until there are reports of significant damage or flooding within Central America (or elsewhere), it is best to keep the importance of this article low, as it is now set. Minor hurricanes in November are not uncommon enough to assign more importance to the article. Thegreatdr (talk) 17:34, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ida is geting near category 3 and has already had record rains in Nicaragua. Importance is rising. Also, Ida is quite strong for a date this late with El Niño, and therefore it is much more important than before. All2341 (talk) 13:10, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your comment about November hurricanes during El Nino is noted...Ida is coming close to being unique in that regard. If it struck the Gulf coast at category 2 intensity, we could up the importance to Mid. Record for Nicaragua? What's the source? As far as any of us know, it is no better than the 7th wettest TC to impact Nicaragua, and that is based on incomplete information. It might not even be within the top 10 wettest. Thegreatdr (talk) 18:19, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A death toll of 91 is enough to upgrade this to mid importance. Thegreatdr (talk) 21:18, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, although unless the death toll climbs into the thousands, I wouldn't move it off the date, since it is unpredictable what warrants retirement in that region. CrazyC83 (talk) 21:27, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You know, Ida won't last that long and most likely will have a much lower death toll.All2341 (talk) 21:35, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The news reports appear to be confused. Ida was hundreds of miles from El Salvador. Severe weather indirectly influenced by Ida? Sure. A tragedy? Absolutely. But deaths CAUSED BY Ida??216.80.110.88 (talk) 02:22, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Further on this, here's a bit from NPR's story: "Almost 7,000 people saw their homes damaged by landslides or cut off by floodwaters following three days of downpours from a low-pressure system indirectly related to Hurricane Ida, which brushed Mexico's Cancun resort on Sunday before steaming into the Gulf of Mexico." The key phrase here is INDIRECTLY RELATED. 216.80.110.88 (talk) 02:33, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Record

I don't know if it count's as a big record, but Ida reached hurricane strength in November only 1 year after Paloma did in 2008. That marks the first time that a hurricane formed in November for 2 straight years since 1985-86. I don't know if it's very important, but if anyone else thinks it's notable, could it be put in? 76.29.112.198 (talk) 02:18, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New Image

Rapid Fire just took a new shot of the system however I do not have the software to flatten it out like what was done with Hurricane Freds image. -Marcusmax(speak) 18:27, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We might want to wait for an image where the eye clears out, which should happen fairly shortly. Thegreatdr (talk) 18:29, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed but if the eye does not clear out, this will likely be the best image while its entering the Gulf. -Marcusmax(speak) 18:31, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

True. It's good to know it's there. We may use it as the main picture in the article. Thegreatdr (talk) 18:34, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New image uploaded and subsequently replaced the older image, however if a better version can be made or found by all means replace this one. -Marcusmax(speak) 19:23, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Found even better image from GOES East, which shows the structure better and is most current. -Marcusmax(speak) 19:43, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have an NHC image -All2341(speak) 19:43, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]