2021 Hurricane Season

Hurricane Ida rapidly gained strength right before it hit Louisiana this weekend. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico acted as fuel for the storm.

In their most recent prediction, NOAA says there are even greater odds now for an above average hurricane season.

The storm system born in the Bay of Campeche grew into the third tropical storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.

The storm -- officially classified as Invest 91L -- remained a flooding threat as it moved into Central Texas on Saturday.