As Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, officials warned that this storm may be one of the most severely hitting the state. In the past 170 years-An expert said that it may be more powerful than Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
and Associated Press, Brian McNaughty, a hurricane researcher at the University of Miami, gave a quite startling evaluation that Ida was “absolutely” stronger than Hurricane Katrina.
For example, that storm made landfall as a Category 3 storm with wind speeds as high as 127 mph, and Ada will land As category 4 The wind speed is as high as 155 mph, which is only 2 mph below the category 5 threshold.
Although Ida is smaller than Katrina, another important factor will exacerbate its mass destruction: its angle of attack.
“Ada will definitely be stronger than Hurricane Katrina, and the magnitude is quite large,” McNaughty said. “Moreover, the worst of the storm will pass through New Orleans and Baton Rouge, and the weaker side of Hurricane Katrina will pass.”
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McNaughty explained that when Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana in 2005, it came from just south of the Gulf of Mexico. Due to its large scale, Hurricane Katrina was able to reach areas like New Orleans and last longer. However, the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina to New Orleans was mainly man-made, because the real trouble occurred when the dams around the city burst. The part of the hurricane that hit the city was not even the strongest part.
At the same time, Ada was approaching from the southeast.Although its coverage area may be smaller, its most ferocious part will pass directly through the main hub Like New Orleans And Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana.
Since these important industrial areas may suffer billions of dollars in damages and important economic activities in the area may be disrupted, another expert called Ida’s path “absolutely the worst place for hurricanes.”
Meteorologist Jeff Masters told the Associated Press: “It is expected to track the industrial corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, which is one of the key infrastructure areas in the United States and is vital to the economy.” “You may have to close the Mississippi River to allow barges to pass for several weeks.”
According to Politico, Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards said that although Ida will put tremendous pressure on the state’s current coastal dam system, he believes they will remain – unlike what happened 16 years ago.
Weekly newspaper The Governor’s Office has been contacted to comment on the potential impact of Ida.
