The National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Ida could cause “extremely dangerous” flooding., while meteorologists estimate that it could be more devastating than Hurricane Katrina. The storm made landfall on the Louisiana coast near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Hurricane Ida is estimated to hit New Orleans with more rain than Hurricane Katrina. Currently has sustained winds of 155 mph (over 240 mph) and is 2 mph from a Category 5 hurricane.
Threatened storm surges of up to 16 feet are drawing comparisons to Katrina of 2005, which resulted in the deaths of 1,833 people 16 years ago.
Waves, wind and rain; areas all across Mississippi are feeling the impacts of Hurricane Ida, as it comes ever closer to making landfall. #HurricaneIda
🌀 #Going LIVE blog: https://t.co/r4a6Yh4O0S pic.twitter.com/KmISJVubNA– AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 29, 2021
Although it has already made landfall, the worst moments of the hurricane are yet to reach the most populated areas, unless it reduces its winds in an untimely manner.
The areas immediately east (to Bay St. Louis) and west of this region (to Morgan City) are expected to experience rainfall of 8 to 12 feet in a short period.
“An extremely life-threatening storm surge flood of 9 feet or more above ground level is imminent somewhere within the area from Burns Point, Louisiana, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi,” the Meteorologist warned, sharing a map. with the impact.
Extremely life-threatening storm surge inundation of 9 feet or greater above ground level is imminent somewhere within the area from Burns Point, LA, to Ocean Springs, MS. Overtopping of local levees outside of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System is possible#Going pic.twitter.com/sciF8A7PRl
– National Weather Service (@NWS) August 29, 2021
It was warned that the storm surge could overwhelm local levees outside of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System.
The National Hurricane Center published several videos, including one from inside the eye of the hurricane, plus another that it describes as “the eye of a monster.”
Stunning video taken from inside the eye of #Going this morning by the NESDIS Ocean Winds Research team during a flight on the @NOAA_HurrHunter P3 aircraft @NOAASatellites pic.twitter.com/sjt970Yeiq
– National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 29, 2021
The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) reported that it coordinates with non-governmental organizations and other federal agencies, as well as National Guard personnel, to support work with state, tribal and local officials.
“FEMA headquarters and regional operations centers are up 24 hours,” said Administrator Deanne Criswell. “We have pre-placed equipment and supplies in every state to ensure resources are available.”
More than 2,000 FEMA employees are deployed to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, in addition to 13 urban search and rescue teams.