DEVELOPING: A strengthening Tropical Storm Ida is expected to hit Louisiana on Sunday evening as a Cat. 3 hurricane.
is expected to reach Louisiana on Sunday evening as a major hurricane — 16 years after Hurricane Katrina hit the state as a devastating Category 3 storm.
"The maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph with higher gusts, and additional steady to rapid strengthening is expected during the next few days," the center said. The storm is expected to move away from the Cayman Islands and over the Isle of Youth and western Cuba, then toward the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico before hitting the Gulf Coast.
The east side of New Orleans on Lake Borgne should expect 7 to 11 feet. The city's floodwalls will be tested against the surge, while its water pumps will be tasked with draining the possible rainfall.
”Although it’s always a tough decision to cancel an event, the impending weather is a concern for a multitude of reasons,” said Greg Hanks, one of the owners of the company putting on the event."We don’t want to shrug off the warnings being issued and surely don’t want anyone stuck and unable to make it home.”
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