re: #267 PhillyPretzel

And I am home today because I used a sick day. I was subjected to a Market-Frankford Line train that was playing constantly, “Please Stand Clear of Doors.” This went on for my whole ride into Center City.

Ida is still heading your way. It has been declared post-tropical, but is still intensifying.

Post-Tropical Cyclone Ida Advisory Number 26
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD AL092021
1100 AM EDT Wed Sep 01 2021

…IDA NOW EXTRATROPICAL WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND AREAS OF
LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT NEAR THE TRACK…
…AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERAL TORNADOES ACROSS PARTS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…38.3N 80.2W
ABOUT 45 MI…70 KM SSW OF ELKINS WEST VIRGINIA
ABOUT 70 MI…110 KM N OF ROANOKE VIRGINIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…30 MPH…45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 25 MPH…41 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1000 MB…29.53 INCHES

The storm is moving at 25 mph, so to the right of the track it has the force of a moderate tropical storm.

Post-Tropical Cyclone Ida Advisory Number 26 (NWS Weather Prediction Center, more at the link)