Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana.
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Mighty Hurricane Ida made landfall off the Louisiana coast with maximum sustained winds of about 150 miles per hour (240 km / h). and more intense gusts leaving floods and destruction in their wake.
“1155 AM CDT: Ida made landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and a minimum central pressure of 930 mb (27.46 inches),” he noted via his Twitter account the National Hurricane Center of the United States.
1155 AM CDT: #Going made landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and a minimum central pressure of 930 mb (27.46 inches) https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/iHdKMGk0tq
– National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 29, 2021
The eye of “extremely dangerous” Category 4 Hurricane Ida struck near Port Fourchon, located about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of New Orleans, A city that fears may relive the 16-year-old tragedy caused by Hurricane Katrina, which killed more than 1,800 people.
🇺🇸 | HURRICANE GOING: Grand Isle, Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/BqKvmomr67
– News Alert 🚨 (@Alerta_News_) August 29, 2021
🇺🇸 | NOW – HURRICANE GONE: Gulfport Beach: pic.twitter.com/fOO3LlgeGR
– Alert News 24 (@ AlertNews24) August 29, 2021
🚨MINUTE TO MINUTE🚨 | HURRICANE 🌀#GOING 🇺🇸#USA
A large tree was uprooted and fell on residences in Harvey, New Orleans, Louisiana.
📹Video: Jacob Lanassa #Idahurricane #Hurricane#HurricaneIda #Louisiana pic.twitter.com/eFEzFmGH5V
– 🇸🇻Azul Blanco 💵🪙EL Salvador💙 (@AzuluyB) August 29, 2021
Images shared by social media users show the force of the winds with which Ida impacted upon reaching Louisiana and Mississippi.
#What’s happening 𝗘𝗻 𝗘𝗘.𝗨𝗨 |
👉 Hurricane Ida hit the state of Louisiana.
🗣️ With winds of 240 km / h, reported the National Hurricane Center.
🎥Gentleness pic.twitter.com/cST1dTbmAY
– Radio 780 AM (@ 780AM) August 29, 2021
🚨MINUTE TO MINUTE🚨 | HURRICANE 🌀#GOING 🇺🇸#USA
Oil rig receiving the ravages of the cyclone in Grand Isle, Louisiana.
📹Video: Michael Jicha#Idahurricane #Hurricane#HurricaneIda #Louisiana pic.twitter.com/wy7PfodkeF
– 🇸🇻Azul Blanco 💵🪙EL Salvador💙 (@AzuluyB) August 29, 2021
🇺🇸 | HURRICANE IDA: Reggio and Delacroix, Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/I3CE3vqCWH
– News Alert 🚨 (@Alerta_News_) August 29, 2021
Before the imminent arrival of Hurricane Ida, Joe Biden‘s government announced preventive measures and issued the emergency declaration for Louisiana and Mississippi.
A security camera in a home on Grand Isle, Louisiana, one of the barrier islands off New Orleans. Near here Hurricane Ida made landfall.pic.twitter.com/cHznITJFJg
– Javier Ansorena (@jansorena) August 29, 2021
The threat of flash flooding is getting worse as the great hurricane #Going is approaching land. Gulfport’s beaches have been overtaken by water on the coast of #Mississippi.
Video of:@Canal del tiempo
#HurricaneIda #Hurricane #Louisiana pic.twitter.com/g0mFgiJ7Hf– 🇸🇻Azul Blanco 💵🪙EL Salvador💙 (@AzuluyB) August 29, 2021
In a video released by the United States National Hurricane Center the flight of the “hurricane hunter” plane is observed over the eye of Hurricane Ida.
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
ABOUT THE GULF OF MEXICO –@NOAA WP-3D Orion # NOAA43 Miss Piggy flying through the hurricane eye wall #Going the morning of 08/28/21 Credit: Lt. Cmdr Doremus NOAA Corps
pic.twitter.com/voM5r4zYpP– IngGeofisico 🌎 (@ChaacTlaloc) August 28, 2021
During Saturday, Roads in Louisiana were congested amid the desperation of some residents to evacuate the area.
Traffic of people evacuating the #Louisiana pic.twitter.com/prVgZO8enB
– Niche Rousseau (@ elnicho593) August 28, 2021
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