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Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida
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This article is about the 2021 Atlantic tropical cyclone. For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Ida.
Not to be confused with Cyclone Idai or Cyclone Ita.
Hurricane Ida
Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Ida at peak intensity nearing landfall in Louisiana on August 29
Formed August 26, 2021
Dissipated September 5, 2021
(Extratropical after September 1)
Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 150 mph (240 km/h)
Lowest pressure 929 mbar (hPa); 27.43 inHg
Fatalities 107 total
Damage $75.25 billion (2021 USD)
(Sixth-costliest tropical cyclone on record)
Areas affected Venezuela, Colombia, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast of the United States (mostly Louisiana), East Coast of the United States (mostly the Northeastern United States), Atlantic Canada
Part of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
EffectsTornado outbreak Northeastern US
Other wikisCommons: Ida images
Hurricane Ida was a deadly and extremely destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2021 that became the second-most damaging and intense hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana on record, behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In terms of maximum sustained winds at landfall (150 mph (240 km/h)), Ida tied 2020's Hurricane Laura and the 1856 Last Island hurricane as the strongest on record to hit the state.[1] The remnants of the storm also caused a tornado outbreak and catastrophic flooding across the Northeastern United States. The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on August 23. On August 26, the wave developed into a tropical depression, which organized further and became Tropical Storm Ida later that day, near Grand Cayman. Amid favorable conditions, Ida intensified into a hurricane on August 27, just before moving over western Cuba. A day later, the hurricane underwent rapid intensification over the Gulf of Mexico, and reached its peak intensity as a strong Category 4 hurricane while approaching the northern Gulf Coast, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 929 millibars (27.4 inHg). On August 29, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall, Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, devastating the town of Grand Isle. Ida weakened steadily over land, becoming a tropical depression on August 30, as it turned northeastward. On September 1, Ida transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone as it accelerated through the Northeastern United States, breaking multiple rainfall records in various locations before moving out into the Atlantic on the next day. Afterward, Ida's remnant moved into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and stalled there for a couple of days, before being absorbed into another developing low-pressure area early on September 5.The precursor to Ida caused catastrophic and deadly flash flooding in Venezuela. Ida knocked down palm trees and destroyed many homes in Cuba during its brief passage over the country.[2] Throughout its path of destruction in Louisiana, more than a million people in total had no electrical power. Widespread heavy infrastructural damage occurred throughout the southeastern portion of the state, as well as extremely heavy flooding in coastal areas. New Orleans' levees survived (unlike during Katrina),[3] though power line damage was extensive throughout the whole city. There was also substantial plant destruction in the state. Numerous tornadoes were spawned by Ida as it moved over the Eastern United States. The remnants of the storm produced unexpectedly severe damage in the Northeastern United States on September 1–2. Several intense tornadoes and catastrophic flash flooding swept through the entire region, which had already been impacted by several tropical cyclones, Elsa, Fred, and Henri during July and August. The flooding in New York City prompted the shutdown of much of the transportation system.
Ida is the fifth-costliest tropical cyclone on record, and the fourth-costliest Atlantic hurricane in the United States, having caused at least $75.25 billion (2021 USD) in damages.[4][5][6][7] Of this total, at least $18 billion was in insured losses in Louisiana, $250 million was in Cuba, and $584 million was from agriculture damage in the U.S., surpassing Hurricane Ike of 2008. CoreLogic estimated that Ida caused an estimated $16 to 24 billion in flooding damage in the Northeastern United States, making it the costliest storm to hit the region since Hurricane Sandy in 2012,[8] with an estimated $44 billion in Insured loss.[9]
A total of 107 deaths were attributed to Ida, including 87 in the United States and 20 in Venezuela. In the United States, 30 deaths were in Louisiana, 29 in New Jersey, 17 in New York, 5 in Pennsylvania, 2 in Mississippi, 2 in Alabama, 1 in Maryland, and 1 in Connecticut.[4] There was also a remarkable number of hospitalizations and deaths in the Greater New Orleans Area as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning while using portable gas generators with inadequate ventilation,[10][11] including three in a family of four in Marrero, Louisiana on September 1, 2021.[12][13]
Ida, the unusually strong hurricane that hit US state Louisiana, left cities without power
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on 29 August as a Category 4 storm on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the strongest hurricane to ever hit the state.
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Ida, the unusually strong hurricane that hit US state Louisiana, left cities without power Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on 29 August as a Category 4 storm on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the strongest hurricane to ever hit the state.
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30 August, 2021 05:46 pm IST
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Bengaluru: The US government Sunday declared the unusually strong Hurricane Ida to be a ‘major disaster’ for the state of Louisiana and released federal funds for the state’s emergency response.The hurricane was first observed on 23 August as a tropical wave, which are troughs of low pressure, and then intensified from Category 1 to a Category 2 hurricane in a day. It became Category 3 within 12 hours and then rapidly intensified at unprecedented rates to a Category 4 hurricane within an hour.
The hurricane was expected to intensify further to Category 5 but made landfall as Category 4 on 29 August (local time), on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Katrina, which hit Louisiana in August 2005, is the strongest hurricane to be witnessed by the state. It has never seen a Category 5 hurricane so far.
Hurricanes are categorised on the Saffir-Simpson scale by the United States’ National Hurricane Center or the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. The scale has five categories and the strongest of these, Category 5, has sustained wind speeds of over 250 km/h.
Ida continued to remain a Category 4 hurricane for several hours despite landfall, causing severe damage to Louisiana, destroying many homes, uprooting trees, damaging infrastructure, and several major cities suffered a power outage. At least one person is reported dead.
At one point, strong winds from the hurricane even reversed the flow of the Mississippi River near New Orleans, which the US Geological Survey — a government agency that studies the country’s landscape — called “extremely uncommon”.
It is currently a tropical storm over land, with a continued threat of intense rainfall and winds of up to 95 km/h. Residents who had not evacuated are reportedly facing increasing flash floods.
Also read: What Cyclone Tauktae tells us about Arabian Sea & why the coast is seeing more severe cyclonesHurricane Ida was unexpectedly strong even after landfall
Hurricanes form when warm air enables evaporation in the ocean and a central drop in pressure that draws the warm, moist and evaporated air in. As air is pulled in towards the central low pressure region, or the eye of the storm, it rises rapidly before condensing, releasing heat and cooling down, and then rushing back down to rise again with the heat.
The process repeats cyclically as the storm spins and grows in size and strength around the central low pressure area.
Ida’s central pressure was recorded to have dropped by 40 hectopascal (hPa) in just 12 hours when it intensified. In the region of the Gulf of Mexico, only two previous hurricanes — Allen in 1980 and Rita in 2005 — have dropped their central pressure at such a rapid rate.
Warmer surface waters that feed the hurricane quickly can cause this rapid drop in pressure, which then results in increased wind speed.
Some experts believe that after reanalysis of hurricane data at the end of this season, Ida could possibly be upgraded to a Category 5.
After landfall, Hurricane Ida moved inland but unexpectedly continued to retain its strength, remaining a Category 4 hurricane over 4.5 hours after landfall. Hurricanes tend to weaken as soon as they make landfall.
According to meteorologists, this is likely the result of the ‘brown ocean effect’ where the extensive wetlands that cover the southeastern parts of the state’s coastline provide enough warmth from evaporating wet soil to sustain the hurricane.
This causes the hurricane to continue to behave like it would over the ocean.
Also read: Why Odisha is in the eye of a storm more often than other east coast statesStorm scales
Tropical cyclones are named when sustained winds reach at least 65 km/h. Depending on which part of the ocean they originate from and which meteorological agency categorises them, they can be called hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones.
Tropical cyclones in the western hemisphere — in the North Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific Ocean — are called hurricanes. Those in the western Pacific Ocean, within the Northern Hemisphere, are called typhoons. Tropical cyclones in the rest of the world, including North Indian Ocean, South and southwest Indian Ocean, Southern Pacific Ocean, and the Southern Hemisphere are called cyclones.
Tropical cyclones are ranked on one of five different scales used to measure tropical cyclone intensity depending on the central meteorological agency that monitors a region and names the storms. One of them is the Saffir-Simpson scale used in the US.
Ida now a tropical storm as more than 1 million Louisiana utility customers are left without power
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, one of the strongest storms to hit the region since Hurricane Katrina.
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Ida now a tropical storm as more than 1 million Louisiana utility customers are left without power
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Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 miles per hour, one of the strongest storms to hit the region since Hurricane Katrina.
Ida has since been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to move farther inland over southeastern Louisiana and into southwestern Mississippi later this morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
As of early Monday, more than 1 million Louisiana utility customers are without power, according to PowerOutage.us. On Sunday evening, New Orleans said the entire city lost power after “catastrophic transmission damage.”
Ida made landfall on the anniversary of Katrina, the dangerous Category 3 storm that devastated Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years ago.
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Hurricane Ida knocks out power for more than 1 million people in Louisiana
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 miles per hour, one of the strongest storms to hit the region since Hurricane Katrina, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
The Karnofsky shop suffers severe damage after Hurricane Ida pummeled New Orleans with strong winds in Louisiana, August 30, 2021.
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Ida has since been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to move farther inland over southeastern Louisiana and into southwestern Mississippi later this morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
Late Sunday, President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Louisiana, unlocking federal funding for recovery efforts.
New Orleans Police detective Alexander Reiter, looks over debris from a building that collapsed during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.
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The storm is expected to weaken rapidly over the next day or so, and the NHC said Ida is expected to become a tropical depression by this evening. The NHC warned that a life-threatening storm surge is expected for Grand Isle, Louisiana, to the Alabama/Florida border, including Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans.
The NHC said winds will likely damage trees and trigger power outages as Ida continues to move inland over southeastern Louisiana. Heavy rainfall is expected through Monday across southeast Louisiana, coastal Mississippi as well as southwestern Alabama, and could trigger “considerable to life-threatening flash and urban flooding.”
As of early Monday, more than 1 million Louisiana utility customers are without power, according to PowerOutage.us. On Sunday evening, New Orleans said the entire city lost power after “catastrophic transmission damage.”
Ida made landfall on the anniversary of Katrina, the dangerous Category 3 storm that devastated Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years ago, killing more than 1,800 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
The strength and path of Ida will be a significant test of New Orleans’ post-Katrina flood defenses, including levees, flood walls and gates that were built to provide storm protection. Katrina had caused levee breaches and catastrophic flooding in New Orleans.
Ida has also triggered concerns about the city’s hospitals, which are already overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients and have little room for evacuated patients. In Galliano, Louisiana, the struggle to care for patients as the storm roared ashore was exacerbated after a part of the roof of Lady of the Sea General Hospital blew off.
Ida intensified so quickly that officials didn’t have time to order mandatory evacuations. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell ordered a mandatory evacuation for a small area of the city outside the levee system, but said there wasn’t time to issue one for the whole city.
Shelters in Louisiana will run at reduced capacities due the pandemic, though state officials are working to secure hotel rooms for evacuees.
All Sunday flights were also canceled due to the approaching storm, the New Orleans Airport said Saturday.
Water enters a beach house as Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S. August 29, 2021 in this still image taken from social media video. Christie Angelette via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
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President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency for Louisiana and Mississippi, a move that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.
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