Ida Makes Landfall in Alabama With Heavy Rain - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com: "GULF SHORES, Ala. — Tropical Storm Ida came ashore near Mobile Bay in southern Alabama early Tuesday with top sustained winds around 45 mph.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's center first touched land on Dauphin Island and was headed for the Alabama mainland later Tuesday morning.
Ida was moving northeast about 9 mph."