FOG BLOG HURRICANE IDA LOG: IDA BECAME A STRONG CAT 4 AND LEFT DESTRUCTION IN ITS WAKE IN LOUISIANA:
A look at Hurricane Ida’s path and destruction left in Louisiana, Cuba....IDA, tore its way through Louisiana on Sunday, drowning homes and peeling roofs from businesses as it ripped its way along the coast.
It was one of the most powerful hurricanes that’s ever struck the U.S. mainland, with winds of 150 mph (230kph) at its peak. However, it weakened into a tropical storm late Sunday night as it set its sights on Mississippi.
Ida’s strength plunged parts of Louisiana, including New Orleans, into darkness as it strangled the electrical grid. It also knocked out cellphone service, and it killed at least one person outside Baton Rouge, who was hit by a falling tree.
Here’s a look at some of the destruction the powerful storm wrought on the U.S. and the Caribbean.......Soon after being upgraded from tropical storm to hurricane status on Friday, Ida smashed into Cuba’s small Isle of Youth, off the southwestern end of the Caribbean island nation, toppling trees and tearing roofs from dwellings.
The streets of Havana, the capital, were empty as residents shuttered themselves at home ahead of Ida’s arrival, which government forecasters warned could bring storm surges to Cuba’s western coastline.Jamaica was flooded by heavy rains, and there were landslides after the passage of the storm. Many roads were impassable, forcing some residents to abandon their homes.
U.S President Joe Biden issued a warning on Saturday when it became clear Ida was carving a path directly towards Louisiana“Ida’s turning into a very, very dangerous storm. I need not tell you,” Biden said.
“Just got another briefing from the Hurricane Centre and as you know, it’s now heading straight for — right towards — Louisiana. This weekend is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and it’s a stark reminder that we have to do everything we can to prepare the people in the region and make sure we’re ready to respond.”.
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