BREAKING: Tropical Storm Ida has formed off Cayman Islands, Jamaica. It's forecast to become major hurricane near the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Both the Cuban and Cayman governments have issued tropical storm warnings amid the formation of Tropical Storm Ida.
Ida is forecast to be a hurricane when it approaches western Cuba and the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Friday, and a major hurricane by the time it reaches the northern U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday, the center said. The central U.S. Gulf Coast should start to see rain from the storm by early Sunday. Late Thursday, Ida had sustained maximum winds of 40 mph and was traveling northwest at about 14 mph . It was located about 100 miles west of Negril, Jamaica, and about 130 miles southeast of Grand Cayman.The storm is forecast to deliver anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of rain over parts of Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman islands. Forecasters warned of possible flash floods and mudslides and a storm surge of as much as 2 to 4 feet above normal, along with “large and destructive waves.
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