Drone video showing the damage left
behind from Hurricane Ida in New Orleans.
The category four storm made landfall
yesterday swamping the Louisiana coast
and ravaging the state's electrical grid.
More than a million customers are still
without power in Louisiana, including
all of New Orleans. The damage from
Ida is so extensive, officials warn
it could be weeks before they're
able to get the power grid repaired.
The Louisiana National Guard launched.
Blackhawk helicopters early this
morning to join search and rescue
missions in the aftermath of Ida,
before and after security camera
footage at a fire station in Delacroix
shows just how rapidly water rose in
an hour in the heart of New Orleans.
I toppled brick buildings
and tore off awnings,
but the city escaped widespread damage.
Ida brought gusts of up to
172 mph along the Gulf Coast.
So far.
The storm is blamed for at least
one death in Louisiana.
Officials
say there are
9. Structure right now is not operable.
It's not just New Orleans,
but the southern parishes in the state
of Louisiana are experiencing an issue.
A lot of wicked winds.
Luckily no flooding,
and that's that's the main difference
between this storm and Katrina.
Officials say they're working
to use generators to pump storm
water out and drinking water.
In President Biden approved a
major disaster declaration to
expedite help for Louisiana.
Ida is now a tropical
depression, KENS five weather chief
Bill Taylor is here to tell us all
about it bill. Yet despite landfall
and of course,
the biggest mark left on Louisiana,
about 16 states will now experience
flooding rains because of Ida.
Take a look at this tropical depression
on the map and you can see the coverage.
Area is massive. Winds are at 35 mph.
Moving north northeast at about 9 to 10 mph.
It's expected to continue north of North
Carolina and head up into our big cities.
Philly Washington, New York City will all be
affected by the rains of tropical depression.
Ida, Speaking of rains,
a quick check of our local radar
heavy downpours coming to an end.
We still have some rain near Hondo
as well as West of Kerrville,
and more in the forecast,
but back to idle for a moment.
You know it was 16 years to the day
that it made landfall on the same
August 29th as Hurricane Katrina,
meteorologist Andrew Wilson on
the compare and contrast of
these two monster storms.
Yeah,
that is right,
Bill.
Just
in the same area to where Katrina
had made landfall back in 2005.
But this time the item made landfall
to the West of New Orleans,
compared to the east,
and that played a big part.
Both storms were about category
three when they passed New Orleans.
Of course I did make landfall,
though further to the South,
near Grand Island.
Category four now remember the quadrant
of the storm matters on what kind of
impact you have a front right quadrant.
Impact means maximum storm impact.
More of the strong winds on the front left.
That's more significant storm
surge and that's what New Orleans
dealt with whenever we were
talking about Hurricane Katrina,
28 foot storm surge was recorded
on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
That's was the highest storm
surge to ever hit the United
States that was then pushed West
into an area called the Wrigleys,
and then eventually.
Lake Poncha train.
And that's where those levees were breached
back during 2005 when Katrina made
landfall closer along Lake Poncha train
and then also for the inner coastal areas.
Right there as well.
But for Hurricane Ida,
what was different?
Well, the storm made its way off
to the West side of New Orleans.
Of course, down towards the coastal parishes.
We did have some serious issues with surge,
but serves didn't really make it into
a impacting area of New Orleans.
Marshes add protection from that storm surge,
but remember.
The right side of the storm.
That's maximum storm
impact with strong winds,
and that's why we've heard so much
more about damage from the strong
winds rather than the flooding.
Erin Andrew, thank you Texas is
deploying emergency resources to
Louisiana to help with storm recovery.
Governor Greg Abbott announced one
helicopter 30 fire engines in more than
100 firefighters are in on the way.
The governor's office says it will
continue to monitor aid requests
and send additional help if needed.
Our neighbors in Louisiana have a long
road to recovery from Hurricane Ida.
As Texans, we are always there for our
neighbors and that's why KENS five
and our sister stations across Texas
are joining forces for Texas Cares.
Hurricane Ida relief.
The money raised will go to the American
Red Cross eyed a relief efforts.
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