Hurricane Ida continues to move at a snail’s pace through Southeast Louisiana, now as a Category 2, dropping to 105 mile per hour sustained winds with gusts of 125 miles per hour.
Hurricane Ida continues to barrel through Southeast Louisiana as a low Category 4 storm, dropping from 150 mph sustained winds at landfall to 130 mph sustained winds.
The Weather Channel interviewed the Chief of Police from Grand Isle and you can hear the fear in his voice as they move through the interview on television.
As of the 7 AM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Lake Charles, this monster storm is packing 150 mph winds with gusts of 165 mph. That's only 7 mph short of Ida having Category 5 intensity.
Hurricane Ida continues its slight eastward nudge on Saturday as the powerful Category 2 storm spends its final night before making landfall in Louisiana Sunday afternoon or evening.
As we await Hurricane Ida's unwelcome arrival, residents across the Acadiana region and the state of Louisiana mainly want to know, "How will the hurricane impact me and my area?"
The United States had a First Lady named Ida. Ida Saxton McKinley was the wife of 25, President William McKinley. Let's hope she's not also a famous hurricane.
As Tropical Storm Ida moves into the gulf and toward Louisiana, many are asking questions regarding the Saints preseason game scheduled for Saturday night.