Hurricane Ida

  • Hurricane Ida pounded Louisiana after sweeping ashore from the Gulf of Mexico, flooding wide areas under heavy surf and torrential rains as fierce winds toppled trees and power lines, plunging New Orleans into darkness after nightfall. Ida weakened into a tropical storm over southwestern Mississippi early on Monday, the National Hurricane Center said, but it…

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  • Hurricane Ida has already resulted in widespread flooding in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi and power outages that are estimated to potentially last for weeks, as the category four storm made landfall in Louisiana Sunday afternoon and moved toward New Orleans. KEY FACTS Ida made landfall at approximately 12:55 p.m. EDT Sunday with maximum sustained winds…

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