Hurricane Ida barreled into Cuba's Isle of Youth on Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, and the U.S. Gulf Coast braced for a direct hit this weekend as the storm churned toward the region.
Ida reached hurricane status much more quickly than forecastsers had expected. New Orleans city officialsresidents to evacuate areas outside the levee system, with a voluntary evacuation for the rest of the parish.
"Unfortunately, Louisiana is forecast to get a direct, strong hit from Tropical Storm #Ida, which is compounded by our current fourth surge of COVID-19. This is an incredibly challenging time for our state," Edwards wrote on Twitter. The storm was expected to keep gaining strength and speed over the warm Gulf waters, endangering the coast lines of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, forecasters said. Ida was expected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday.
"By Saturday evening, everyone should be in the location where they intend to ride out the storm," Edwards said on Thursday.
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