Tropical Storm Ida
The name Ida has been used for a total of nineteen tropical cyclones worldwide: three in the Atlantic Ocean, thirteen in the Western Pacific Ocean, one in the Southwest Indian Ocean and two in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Atlantic Ocean: • Hurricane Ida – a strong Category 2 hurricane that made landfall in Nicaragua at Category 1 strength, and then again later at Dauphin Island, Alabama, as a tropical storm • Tropical Storm Ida – a weak but long-lived tropical storm that moved erratically across the open ocean, never threatening land • Hurricane Ida – made landfall in Cuba, then rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 4 hurricane prior to making landfall in Louisiana with 150 mph winds; currently inland as a tropical depression. Western Pacific: • Typhoon Ida – struck Japan. known as Makurazaki Typhoon. • Typhoon Ida • Typhoon Ida • Typhoon Ida – struck Japan. known as Kanogawa Typhoon • Typhoon Ida – struck Japan.