The 3rd pass of the evening NOAA P3 mission into #Idalia found a very deep convective core in the NW eyewall, with echo tops approaching 18 km! The evolution of the storm today has been remarkable. For example, the final image shows a similar cross section from the morning flight pic.twitter.com/sb5l0LETXp

— Michael Fischer (@MikeFischerWx) August 30, 2023