News Tropical Storm Ida, ‘strongest storm of the season,’ could rapidly strengthen into major hurricane August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 N'dea Yancey-Bragg and Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Comments Off on Tropical Storm Ida, ‘strongest storm of the season,’ could rapidly strengthen into major hurricane Tropical Storm Ida is aimed at the Gulf Coast and could be a major hurricane when it arrives, possibly by the end of the weekend.