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Ida, which left at least 1 dead, has 'totally devastated' the town of Jean LaFitte, with rescuers unable to reach hundreds of stranded residents, the mayor says
Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana
By Fernando Alfonso III, Mike Hayes, Judson Jones, Adrienne Vogt and Meg Wagner, CNN
Updated 2:14 AM ET, Mon August 30, 2021
By Fernando Alfonso III, Mike Hayes, Judson Jones, Adrienne Vogt and Meg Wagner, CNN
What we know so far
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La Niña is likely to form, raising concerns of increased hurricane activity, just like in 2020
Hurricane season is forecast to be above average. So are the hurricane forecasts
The tropical Atlantic is coming back to life, just in time for peak hurricane season
Inside the eye of a hurricane from above 1,000 feet
Covid-19 and climate change make hurricanes more devastating for Latin America
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La Niña is likely to form, raising concerns of increased hurricane activity, just like in 2020
Hurricane season is forecast to be above average. So are the hurricane forecasts
The tropical Atlantic is coming back to life, just in time for peak hurricane season
Inside the eye of a hurricane from above 1,000 feet
Covid-19 and climate change make hurricanes more devastating for Latin America
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Phone lines down at Emergency Operations Center in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
From CNN's Alta Spells and Paul Murphy
The phone lines at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in St. Charles Parish are currently down due to Hurricane Ida, according to an alert sent to parish residents and posted on the St. Charles Parish Facebook account.
"Our normal EOC phone lines are down due to Hurricane Ida. In the event of an emergency, please call 911. If you need to report something to the EOC or Public Works please email help@stcharlesgov.net," the the alert said.
In an earlier parish Facebook post, residents were cautioned to stay inside their homes.
"While the most significant impacts of Hurricane Ida have passed, all residents are advised to remain in their homes while we assess damages and clear roads," the post said.
"We are working in conjunction with St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office and Fire Services to clear roads from dangerous downed power lines, trees and damaged infrastructure such as water lines, gas lines and sewerage systems."
1 hr 23 min ago
From CNN's Alta Spells and Paul Murphy
The phone lines at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in St. Charles Parish are currently down due to Hurricane Ida, according to an alert sent to parish residents and posted on the St. Charles Parish Facebook account.
"Our normal EOC phone lines are down due to Hurricane Ida. In the event of an emergency, please call 911. If you need to report something to the EOC or Public Works please email help@stcharlesgov.net," the the alert said.
In an earlier parish Facebook post, residents were cautioned to stay inside their homes.
"While the most significant impacts of Hurricane Ida have passed, all residents are advised to remain in their homes while we assess damages and clear roads," the post said.
"We are working in conjunction with St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office and Fire Services to clear roads from dangerous downed power lines, trees and damaged infrastructure such as water lines, gas lines and sewerage systems."
American and United cancel outbound flights from Jackson, Mississippi international airport
From CNN’s Keith Allen
American Airlines and United Airlines have canceled outbound flights from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport on Monday, the facility announced via Twitter.
American expects to resume departing flights on Tuesday, the airport added.
1 hr 39 min ago
From CNN’s Keith Allen
American Airlines and United Airlines have canceled outbound flights from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport on Monday, the facility announced via Twitter.
American expects to resume departing flights on Tuesday, the airport added.
Dozens of patients to be moved after Louisiana health centers damaged
From CNN’s Joe Sutton
Roof and water leaks at some Ochsner Health System facilities in Louisiana mean dozens of patients will have to be relocated, officials said.
Ochsner Health Chief Operating Officer Mike Hulefeld said all 21 patients in St. Anne Hospital in Raceland would be removed, as well as 45 patients at the Chabert Medical Center in Houma.
“We will have to move some patients sometime early tomorrow morning, late tonight or early tomorrow morning, probably 3, 4 or 5 o’clock tomorrow morning,” Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas said.
With the ongoing power outage in New Orleans, the Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway is now using well water, Thomas added.
2 hr ago
From CNN’s Joe Sutton
Roof and water leaks at some Ochsner Health System facilities in Louisiana mean dozens of patients will have to be relocated, officials said.
Ochsner Health Chief Operating Officer Mike Hulefeld said all 21 patients in St. Anne Hospital in Raceland would be removed, as well as 45 patients at the Chabert Medical Center in Houma.
“We will have to move some patients sometime early tomorrow morning, late tonight or early tomorrow morning, probably 3, 4 or 5 o’clock tomorrow morning,” Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas said.
With the ongoing power outage in New Orleans, the Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway is now using well water, Thomas added.
"I've never seen water like this in my life," Jean Lafitte mayor says
From CNN’s Paul Murphy and Keith Allen
The Louisiana town of Jean Lafitte has been "totally devastated" by Hurricane Ida, with rescuers unable to reach hundreds of stranded residents after a vehicle wiped out a bridge, Mayor Tim Kerner Jr. told CNN.
“We have a bunch of people trapped that we can’t get to, one being the wind, we can’t put boats in the water, it’s just too rough, it would be life-threatening for the person operating the boat at this time. We tried to do high water trucks, we can’t get through the water,” Kerner said.
Kerner said the majority of the community of 1,500 people, on Bayou Barataria in Jefferson Parish, about 30 miles south of New Orleans, had been evacuated. But "we have about 300 people, 200 people still there," he added.
"We’ve suffered flooding before. We suffered storms before. But I’ve never seen water like this in my life. It just hit us in the worst way possible and it was such a massive storm that it just totally devastated us,” Kerner said.
1 hr 59 min ago
From CNN’s Paul Murphy and Keith Allen
The Louisiana town of Jean Lafitte has been "totally devastated" by Hurricane Ida, with rescuers unable to reach hundreds of stranded residents after a vehicle wiped out a bridge, Mayor Tim Kerner Jr. told CNN.
“We have a bunch of people trapped that we can’t get to, one being the wind, we can’t put boats in the water, it’s just too rough, it would be life-threatening for the person operating the boat at this time. We tried to do high water trucks, we can’t get through the water,” Kerner said.
Kerner said the majority of the community of 1,500 people, on Bayou Barataria in Jefferson Parish, about 30 miles south of New Orleans, had been evacuated. But "we have about 300 people, 200 people still there," he added.
"We’ve suffered flooding before. We suffered storms before. But I’ve never seen water like this in my life. It just hit us in the worst way possible and it was such a massive storm that it just totally devastated us,” Kerner said.
More than 1 million customers are without power in Louisiana
From CNN's Joe Sutton
More than 1 million customers in Louisiana are without power, according to monitoring site PowerOutage.US.
As of 12:47 a.m. ET, power outages had hit 1,006,861 customers in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
In neighboring Mississippi, 48,515 customers are without power.
2 hr 46 min ago
From CNN's Joe Sutton
More than 1 million customers in Louisiana are without power, according to monitoring site PowerOutage.US.
As of 12:47 a.m. ET, power outages had hit 1,006,861 customers in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
In neighboring Mississippi, 48,515 customers are without power.
Now a Category 1 hurricane, Ida slowly weakens
From CNN's Michael Guy
Hurricane Ida continues to slowly weaken with sustained winds now at 95 mph, which is a high-end Category 1 hurricane.
Damaging hurricane-force winds continue with a gust up to 111 mph measured by a station in Mandeville, Louisiana.
The storm is currently located about 5 miles west of Killian, Louisiana, and 30 miles east-southeast of Baton Rouge.
From CNN's Michael Guy
Hurricane Ida continues to slowly weaken with sustained winds now at 95 mph, which is a high-end Category 1 hurricane.
Damaging hurricane-force winds continue with a gust up to 111 mph measured by a station in Mandeville, Louisiana.
The storm is currently located about 5 miles west of Killian, Louisiana, and 30 miles east-southeast of Baton Rouge.
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