Hot, sunny day in Houston area

In the greater Houston area, we're looking at mostly sunny weather. Temperatures will be hot with highs in the mid to upper 90s. We can expect a few late day storms. Meanwhile, Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm this morning and the center of circulation will pass over Jackson, MS. The greatest threat today is extremely heavy rain for Mississippi and Alabama with flask flooding likely. Areas around Southeast Louisiana received more than a foot of rain and incredible winds near along the coast south of New Orleans. In fact, a lifeboat docked at Port Fourchon, LA actually measured a wind gust to 172 mph.