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Here's Latest Projected Path For Ida

Here's Latest Projected Path For Ida

Here's Latest Projected Path For Ida Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southeastern Louisiana on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 29, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall as a Cat 3 hurricane. Ida, the ninth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, was packing a wind speed of 150 miles per hour as it closed in on the coastline. That put it just seven miles short of Category 5 status. About eight hours after landfall, wind speeds fell to around 60 mph. Earlier Report - Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Ida could be the w…

by Joe Lombardi

08/30/2021