LATEST: Hurricane Ida is expected to rapidly intensify soon and preparations should be completed today, the National Hurricane Center says. The storm, currently a Category 1, could become a Category 4 when it makes landfall in Louisiana on Sunday.
is expected to rapidly intensify as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico toward coastal Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said.
Ida is about 435 miles southeast of Houma, which is located roughly 57 miles from New Orleans. The storm is tracking northwest at about 16 mph with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.
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