As of 11:00 am, Hurricane Ida is expected to intensify further now to 120mph before landfall. Pressures are falling and Hurricane Hunters are finding the storm structure is improving. Rapid Intensification is likely tomorrow. Ida is tracking almost the same keeping LA and some of MS in the cone. Landfall later Sunday... with feeder bands reaching parts of the Gulf coast throughout Saturday night into Sunday as it approaches. Adjusters are on standby and mobilization to Louisiana is planned. Tuesday evening, Fred became a Tropical Storm with sustained winds of 40 MPH. Fred is making it's way over the island of Hispaniola today and if it stays intact over this mountainous island, it could re-strengthen quickly due to the warm water around the Bahamas. Leading Edge Claims will continue to monitor Fred as it makes it's way towards Florida. Stay up to date by following LECS on Facebook and LinkedIn or visiting https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/. Ensure your profile is up to date by going to https://www.leadingedgeclaims.com/employment.html. Happy Monday Morning! Leading Edge is watching the weather in the Atlantic closely as more activity has begun to develop. Invest 94 (in red) has a 70% chance of development in the next two days and has a good chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm later today or tonight. Invest 93 (in yellow) is showing a more southernly route but only a 20% chance of development at this time. To learn more, check out the National Hurricane Center at https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/! As always, make sure your information is up to date by heading over to our website or emailing [email protected] to ensure there will be no delay in potential future deployments! Hurricane season is here, and the tropics are already heating up. Since 2008, Leading Edge has continuously deployed both desk and field adjusters to work residential and commercial claims for TWIA and TFPA year-round. In order to be considered for deployment, TWIA requires that you be certified to work their claims.
For 2021, TWIA has deployed a new Learning Management System which is MUCH more user-friendly than the previous Adobe version. You can now choose the self-paced modules or sign up for webinars to be held in June. If you have not already been contacted and/or enrolled in the new system, please contact [email protected] to receive an invite and start the process. Certification Requirements:
Tip for Claim Examiners: The webinars will fill up fast! Go ahead and register for the Level 2 Webinar today, take the self-paced Level 1 now, then when you complete the Level 2 Webinar, you are all done and ready to be deployed! Field Adjuster Webinar Dates: June 10th, 2021 8:00am CDT June 16th, 2021 12:00pm CDT June 29th, 2021 8:00am CDT July 13th, 2021 12:00pm CDT Claim Examiner Level 2 Webinar Dates: June 15th, 2021 10:00am CDT June 24th, 2021 2:00pm CDT July 8th, 2021 8:00am CDT July 20th, 2021 12:00pm CDT
As our Hurricane Zeta deployments come to a close, we want to thank those of you who assisted with this Hurricane. Your partnership and dedication is unparalleled. We truly have the best staff and partners in the industry!
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Hurricane Delta has maintained Category 3 strength with winds around 120 MPH. However, shear and cooler waters have started to weaken the storm and this will continue as it approaches the coast this evening. We anticipate Delta to make landfall as a Category 2 along the western Louisiana coast later this evening. Delta’s landfall is projected about 15 miles east of where Hurricane Laura made landfall back in August. Impacts are starting to be felt along the Gulf coast. Tropical storm force winds will be felt from east Texas to Mississippi. Heavy rain, potentially up to 10 inches, will impact Louisiana with widespread rain into Texas and inland Louisiana up to 6 inches. There is also potential for tornadic activity east of the storm into Mississippi. Our commercial and residential field teams are prepared and ready for deployment. We are still unsure if desk adjuster positions will be needed for Mississippi, as it will be not be affected until late tonight and early Saturday. We will keep those of you on standby informed. On the forecast track, the center of Sally will move over the north-central Gulf of Mexico today, approach southeastern Louisiana this afternoon, and make landfall in the hurricane warning area on Tuesday. Afterward, Sally is expected to move slowly north northeastward near the northern Gulf Coast through Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is expected over the next day or so, and Sally is forecast to become a hurricane by tonight, with additional strengthening possible before the center crosses the northern Gulf Coast. A big threat is inland flooding as Sally is moving at a forward speed of only 8 MPH and is expected to slow or stall at landfall dropping 15” t0 20” of rain in some areas. Our teams have been deployed and are undergoing JIT Training for MS Plans at this time. Commercial adjusters are also on stand-by for deployment at landfall. |
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