Hurricane Ida has been rapidly intensifying, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on track for a potentially devastating landfall on the Louisiana coast. The system’s top winds grew to 150 mph as it moved through the northern Gulf.http://apne.ws/ebiQe6K
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Hurricane force winds have now reached parts of southeast Louisiana. The system was expected to make landfall Sunday afternoon, on the exact date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.http://apne.ws/r87vJnn
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As hurricane force winds begin to hit Louisiana,
@AP's@borenbears explains how the storm intensified and how it compares to Hurricane Katrina, which hit 16 years ago today.http://apne.ws/mSYaYR5Show this thread -
The National Hurricane Center says Ida is expected to maintain its strength just a few mph shy of a Category 5 hurricane until it makes landfall in Louisiana. Forecasters warned winds stronger than 115 mph were expected soon in Houma, a city of 33,000.http://apne.ws/3gvaP9D
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Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever strike US with 150 mph winds.http://apne.ws/IvdNU0o
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Hurricane Ida is among some of the strongest and fastest intensifying storms in more than 150 years of hurricane records. It’s the 17th storm to hit the U.S. in the past two years and the sixth of 2021.http://apne.ws/aKmh7uA
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"Our bank account is empty – we can’t afford to leave." As Hurricane Ida rips into South Louisiana, low-income residents with scant resources are unable to flee and are forced to ride out the massive storm in their neighborhoods.http://apne.ws/svwWFNX
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Ain't much difference in a Cat 4.99 and Cat 5.01
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It's so annoying to feature a captionless photo in a tweet and then not display that photo in the article. Is this an intentional clickbait technique -- to make ppl curious about the photo, get them to open the article, and then deny them answers?
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Anyone who hasn’t evacuated should make sure to take a sharpie and write their name and social security number on their bodies so it’s easier to identify them when they are dead in the flooding
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Cat 5 is 157, so the forecast is 2 mph shy. I know I’m nitpicking, but reporting should be accurate.pic.twitter.com/f3i4h3N4H8
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Treat this as a Cat 5. Its closer to it than not.
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