WWL-TV, New Orleans’ Tegna affiliate, is covering Hurricane Ida around the clock as landfall approaches and makes landfall in Louisiana, closer to the New Orleans area than was first forecast. YouTube Tips ⓘ
Hurricane Ida intensified to a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at 150 MPH. Flooding and damage is widespread.
Power is out for most or all of New Orleans; an electricity transmission tower that survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005 collapsed into the Mississippi River during Hurricane Ida in 2021.
One of the reasons New Orleans is without power. This transmission line that runs across the Mississippi River from Avondale to Harahan had a collapsed tower. Lines are literally in the River. #hurricanida #lawx #neworleans pic.twitter.com/tYzjXkkaAl
— Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) August 30, 2021
Before and after a major electrical transmission tower in Jefferson Parish collapsed: https://t.co/6DM2hGlizs pic.twitter.com/dsxYfS7Zmg
— FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) August 30, 2021
9-1-1 service is out for several parishes.
“Hurricane Ida was like having a tornado for 12 hours.”
Fire, police, and national guard personnel are beginning rescue operations as severe weather conditions have passed New Orleans Monday morning. Hurricane Ida has already been downgraded to a tropical storm.
Video of the heavily damaged apartments in Lockport, LA. #HurricaneIda #lawx pic.twitter.com/wAIVVVQ9uK
— Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) August 30, 2021
Powerful winds from Hurricane Ida ripped off part of the roof of Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Cut Off, Louisiana. No injuries reported despite the significant damage.
LIVE UPDATES: https://t.co/0zP4BGLrrT pic.twitter.com/KD25PmBnMW
— ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2021
President Biden declares a major disaster in Louisiana, freeing federal aid for people and governments in areas affected by Hurricane Ida. https://t.co/7GBYm6aGQc
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 30, 2021
A massive transmission tower collapsed into the Mississippi River during Hurricane Ida's impacts, knocking out power to all of New Orleans. A fix could take days or longer.
NOPD is deploying "anti-looting" officers due to the outage. Latest: https://t.co/XQcAkNofcp
— NOLA.com (@NOLAnews) August 30, 2021
Security camera footage from the Delacroix Yacht Club coming from the Delacroix back levee towards Bayou Terre Bouef. #ida #idahurricane #Category4 pic.twitter.com/jDnWiyT5j4
— St. Bernard Parish (@StBGov) August 29, 2021
Before and after security camera footage from Fire Station #12 in Delacroix within a 1 hour time span. #idahurricane #HurricaneIda #Hurricane #Category4 pic.twitter.com/9PL8V9KySA
— St. Bernard Parish (@StBGov) August 29, 2021
#idahurricane is not letting up on St. Bernard Parish. #Hurricane pic.twitter.com/M5jZoGZGXP
— St. Bernard Parish (@StBGov) August 30, 2021
This is a permanent camera capturing live footage of the MRGO rock dam. The top video is from 8/28/21, the bottom video is from 11am today – 8/29/21. #doesnotprotectstormsurge @LouisianaCPRA @RepGarretGraves @mayorcantrell @USACEHQ @LouisianaGov @SteveScalise @SenBillCassidy pic.twitter.com/ldct8rsliX
— St. Bernard Parish (@StBGov) August 29, 2021
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Hurricane Ida: US Coast Guard ready to move in for rescue operations moment storm tampers down https://t.co/8EzBsvld3F
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) August 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida causes widespread devastation in Louisiana, New Orleans in the dark https://t.co/000O9MAEjp
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) August 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida knocks out power to entire city of New Orleans, officials say https://t.co/KAdym3bpIb
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) August 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida's impact on Louisiana is 'unprecedented,' Cajun Navy Relief president says https://t.co/4DxQQ6N6a8
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) August 30, 2021
Unbelievable video of a roof being ripped off of a building in Houma. (cc: Reed Timmer) pic.twitter.com/g5DtiG5pVs
— FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) August 30, 2021
You might think it would be safe to ride out the storm next to a fire department… luckily this Jefferson Parish officer is fine according to the firefighters. #hurricanida #lawx pic.twitter.com/z1DBNbS9lK
— Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) August 30, 2021
