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Alexandria residents should pay attention to this week's forecast as the remnants of Hurricane Ida, which hit Louisiana this weekend, march northeastward.
Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday as a Category 4 storm, flooding several neighborhoods in southern Louisiana and neighboring Gulf Coast states.
The storm will bring cooler temperatures to Northern Virginia, but that's where the good news ends.
Tuesday will be cloudy with only reaching the mid-80s. Scattered thunderstorms will start Tuesday evening and will become more widespread into Wednesday dropping an estimated two to six inches of rain.
Alexandria city officials will be handing out sandbags to residents Tuesday morning ahead of the storm (see details below).
From the National Weather Service:
The remnants of Ida will interact with a stalled front, resulting in a prolonged period of heavy rainfall beginning Wednesday morning and continuing through Wednesday night. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected, with localized amounts up to 6 inches possible.
The ground is already saturated in some areas due to earlier thunderstorms, putting some Alexandria and nearby neighborhoods at risk of flash flooding.
Earlier this summer, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted the likelihood of an above-normal 2021 Atlantic hurricane season at 65%. There is a 25% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.
