New dropsonde: 985 mb
I thought for sure Ida would be in full strengthening mode this morning, but so far it's not happening. It is only holding steady while it tries to form an inner core. Ida only has about thirty hours left over water.
The newest recon dropsonde, ten minutes after the 985 mb dropsonde, says 986 mb.
Even quick passage over a thin stretch of Cuba disrupts a storm. It has taken a good ten hours to regroup.
SPC has much of northern Iowa in the enhanced severe area, but the decaying morning MCS has really put the kibosh on instability across the state. I'm afraid it may have ruined tonight storms.