Ida weakens to tropical storm after delivering 'catastrophic' damage

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Source: NBC News

Dozens of rescue missions were launched across southern Louisiana to evacuate people stranded in their homes Monday after Hurricane Ida battered the coast and knocked out power to virtually all of New Orleans before cutting a dangerous path north.

The powerful weather system, which weakened to a tropical depression, was one of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the region. At least two deaths related to the storm were reported.

Major search and rescue operations to answer the hundreds of rescue calls have been hampered by inoperable 911 lines and poor cellphone service reported throughout southeastern Louisiana, including heavily populated Orleans and Jefferson parishes.

The Louisiana National Guard activated 4,900 Guard personnel and was positioned to send nearly 200 high-water vehicles and more than 70 rescue boats and 30 helicopters. By Monday afternoon, 191 people and 27 pets had been rescued after crews checked 400 homes, Gov. John Bel Edwards told reporters.



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[AllaN01Bear]

1. better than shrubs handling of katrina.

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2. A shame their headline says "weakens to a tropical storm"

and then in the article had the correct update that it "weakened to a tropical depression". They are different categories! Tropical Storms can have winds from 39 mph - 73 mph vs the Tropical Depression which is generally 38 mph or less.

Ida dropped down to 35 mph and NHC has now pretty much ended its updates on it and handed that over to WPC (Weather Prediction Center that does the precipitation forecasts).