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Hurricane Ida
was an
Atlantic tropical cyclone
during late August 2021. The
tropical wave
which developed into Ida was responsible for twenty deaths in western
Venezuela
, mainly due to
flooding
.
[1]
The storm became Tropical Depression Nine at 1pm
Atlantic Standard Time
on August 26.
[2]
The depression was upgraded into Tropical Storm Ida just over six hours later.
[3]
The storm was classified as a hurricane on August 27, just after 1pm
Eastern Daylight Time
.
[4]
Hurricane Ida
|
Hurricane Ida at peak intensity nearing landfall in
Louisiana
on August 29
|
Formed
| August 26, 2021
|
---|
Dissipated
| September 4, 2021
|
---|
(
Extratropical
after September 1)
|
|
|
|
Highest winds
| 1-minute sustained
:
150 mph (240 km/h)
|
---|
Lowest pressure
| 929
mbar
(
hPa
); 27.43
inHg
|
---|
|
|
|
Fatalities
| 72 direct, 43 indirect
|
---|
Damage
| ≥ $64.5 billion (2021
USD
)
|
---|
Areas affected
| Venezuela
,
Colombia
,
Jamaica
,
Cayman Islands
,
Cuba
,
Gulf Coast of the United States
(especially
Louisiana
),
East Coast of the United States
(especially the
Northeastern United States
),
Atlantic Canada
|
---|
|
Part of the
2021 Atlantic hurricane season
|
|
Right around that same time, while a Category 1 hurricane, the storm moved across
Cuba
's
Isla de la Juventud
.
[5]
The storm struck Cuba near
Pinar del Rio
just over six hours later that evening.
[6]
Tropical storm or hurricane notices
were posted from southeast
Texas
to northwestern
Florida
beginning on Thursday evening August 26.
[7]
On the night of August 29-30 the hurricane gained strength and struck New Orleans. The area lost electrical power.
[8]
In the first days of September, the hurricane hit the northeastern USA causing flooding and several deaths. It disappeared in the coast of
Canada
on September 4.
[9]
Ida is the 6th costliest Atlantic hurricane, with over $64 billion in damages.
- Hurricane Camille
(1969) ? A Category 5 hurricane that took a similar path through the Caribbean
- Hurricane Gustav
(2008) ? A Category 4 hurricane that had a similar path through the Caribbean
- Hurricane Laura
(2020) ? A major hurricane that also struck Western Cuba and Louisiana.
- ↑
"The Death Toll Rises to at Least 20 in Western Venezuela Floods"
. Al Jazeera
. Retrieved
August 28,
2021
.
- ↑
"Tropical Depression Nine"
.
The National Hurricane Center
. Retrieved
August 28,
2021
.
- ↑
"Tropical Storm Ida"
.
The National Hurricane Center
. Retrieved
August 28,
2021
.
- ↑
"Hurricane Ida"
. National Hurricane Center
. Retrieved
August 28,
2021
.
- ↑
"Ida Makes Landfall on Isle of Youth While a Hurricane"
. National Hurricane Center
. Retrieved
August 28,
2021
.
- ↑
"Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall Near Pinar del Rio"
. The National Hurricane Center
. Retrieved
August 28,
2021
.
- ↑
"Tropical Storm Ida Prompts Hurricane Watch for New Orleans"
.
Associated Press
. 26 August 2021
. Retrieved
August 28,
2021
.
- ↑
"Ida downgraded to tropical storm, New Orleans without power"
.
NBC News
. Retrieved
2021-08-30
.
- ↑
"Northeast pummeled with colossal flooding, destructive tornadoes"
. Yale Climate Connections. September 2, 2021
. Retrieved
September 2,
2021
.