
Hurricane Ida, 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm, makes landfall in Louisiana on Katrina anniversary
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Hurricane Ida's, which is strengthened into a Category 4 storm overnight, is expected to hit New Orleans on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
(Image: National Hurricane Center) (National Hurricane Center) A man takes pictures of high waves along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Ida nears, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Jones Park in Gulfport, Miss., is flooded early Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, from Hurricane Ida's storm surge ahead of the storm's landfall. (Justin Mitchell/The Sun Herald via AP) (Justin Mitchell/The Sun Herald via AP) According to Fox Weather's Janice Dean, only two hurricanes on record — since 1851 — have made landfall in Louisiana with sustained winds that strong: Last Island in 1856, and Hurricane Laura in 2020. Both of those hurricanes were 150 mph at landfall. All flights to and from the New Orleans airport were canceled on Saturday, and evacuations caused long lines at security gates.More Related News