New Orleans, Gulf Coast prepares for tropical storm Aida for hurricane

This weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a hurricane observation warning for several states along the Gulf of Mexico, as tropical storm Ida is expected to intensify as it enters the United States

In an announcement issued on Thursday at 11:00 PM Eastern Time, the NHC announced that it has issued hurricane observation warnings for parts of several states, including New Orleans in Louisiana and the border between Mississippi and Alabama. .

According to the National Hurricane Center, if a hurricane condition is likely to occur within 48 hours after the announcement is made, that is, if the wind speed exceeds 74 mph, a hurricane observation warning will be issued.

Parts of Alabama and Florida have also issued tropical storm observation warnings, which will be announced when a tropical storm is predicted to occur somewhere in the region within 36 hours.

In an update on Thursday evening, the NHC confirmed that Tropical Storm Ida is located 65 miles west of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean Sea, with winds of up to 40 miles per hour, but said it is expected to “intensify rapidly” before reaching the coast of the United States on Sunday.

The NHC stated that by the time the storm makes landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi on Sunday morning, it is likely to be “at or close to major hurricane intensity.” “Destructive destruction”.

On Friday and Saturday, Jamaica’s rainfall is 6 to 10 inches, and the Cayman Islands and western Cuba are 8 to 12 inches. The storm is expected to bring 8 to 8 inches to parts of the Gulf Coast from Sunday to Monday. 12 inches of rainfall.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in New Orleans warned that Ida may have a “dangerous impact” because it urges residents of the Gulf Coast to make a “hurricane plan.”

In response to the recommendations of the NHC and NWS, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in the state and authorized the “use of state resources to assist in storm response.”

“Unfortunately, all coastlines of Louisiana are currently within the forecast cone of Tropical Storm Ida. Tropical Storm Ida is strengthening and may make landfall in Louisiana as a major hurricane because the Gulf conditions are conducive to rapid strengthening. ,” the governor said in a statement. statement.

“It’s time for people to finalize their emergency plans, which should take into account the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.”

Ada is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast a week after hurricane-style lace landed in Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane, killing at least 8 people as it caused damage to the country’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Since Hurricane Katrina landed in Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane, the storm is expected to hit Louisiana for another 16 years, causing damage to the area and killing nearly 2,000 people.

Katrina Caused about 161 billion U.S. dollars in losses, And the storm left about 80% of New Orleans underwater, National Health Council Confirmed that this is the most expensive hurricane ever hitting the United States and one of the five deadliest hurricanes

In early August, Storm Fred causes problems in eastern U.S. states After heavy rains poured in Florida and adjacent areas. It made landfall in the form of a tropical storm and then was downgraded to a tropical depression.

The storm hit the Florida panhandle and recorded wind speeds of up to 65 mph, slightly lower than the 74 mph that needs to be classified as a hurricane. It flooded several areas in Florida because AccuWeather reported that there were several People had to be rescued from flooded houses in a state where the power line dropped.

Tropical Storm Henry also made landfall in the eastern states In early August, bring Downpour, Destructive winds and dangerous storm surges, but the area has avoided major damage caused by severe weather.