
Louisiana Gov Calls Ida One Of Largest Hurricanes To Hit State Since 1850s
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Ida is expected to make landfall exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is warning residents in the path of Hurricane Ida to take the threat very seriously, saying meteorologists expect it to be historically massive. “They are extremely confident in the current track and the intensity as forecasted for Hurricane Ida, and you really don’t hear them speaking very often about that level of confidence,” Edwards said of the experts at a news conference Saturday. “This will be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit anywhere in Louisiana since at least the 1850s,” the governor said. He urged residents who wish to flee to do so as soon as possible, saying “your window of time is closing.”More Related News