Ida Wind Speed Right Now. Increase in wind speed in 24 hours. Idas 150 mph 230 kph winds tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane ever to hit the mainland.
Ida roared ashore in Louisiana at Category 4 strength Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph a high-end Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Current Weather forPopularCities. Hurricane Ida will likely hit Louisiana on Sunday as a major hurricane with wind speeds as high as 140 MPH.
NOW Hurricane Ida is on the verge of strengthening to CATEGORY 5 as NOAAs Hurricane Hunter aircraft.
Idas 150 mph 230 kph winds tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane ever to hit the mainland. The letter inside the dot indicates the NHCs forecast intensity for that time. Check how fast is the wind right now on the radar. Its second landfall was at 2 pm.
