Hurricane Ida is ravaging portions of southeastern Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update on Sunday evening as more than 440,000 customers across the region lost power. The hurricane’s northern eyewall made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at around 12:50 p.m. ET, according to the NHC. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and a minimum central pressure of 930 millibars. It made a second landfall in nearby Galliano. As of 4 p.m., the NHC said that Ida is moving northwestward over southeastern Lousiana, bringing “catastrophic” storm surge, flash flooding, and “extreme winds” to the area. The storm currently has 130 mph winds, the NHC said. The 150 mph winds are stronger than Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm, when it made landfall in southeastern Louisiana 16 years ago. According to Poweroutages.us in an update at 5:20 p.m., more than 449,000 customers are without power in Louisiana, and …
Hurricane Ida Ravaging Louisiana With ‘Catastrophic’ Winds as 450,000 Lose Power
August 29, 2021
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