Hurricane Ida has destroyed homes, left millions without power and killed at least two people. But perhaps most ominous, it’s brought danger in the water that’s flooding into communities.
Officials say a man was attacked by an alligator in some of those flooded Louisiana waters Monday. The man’s wife witnessed the attack that happened near the city of Slidell, which is just across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, Jason Gaubert, a spokesman for the St. Tammany Fire District No. 1, told USA TODAY.
Gaubert said the attack took the man’s arm off and his wife went to call for help. When she returned, he had disappeared in the flood waters. The man’s body hasn’t been recovered and officials were investigating.
— Read on www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/30/hurricane-ida-man-attacked-alligator-flooded-louisiana-waters/5660363001/
Month: August 2021
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Horror after Hurricane Ida: Man attacked by alligator in flooded Louisiana waters!
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New Orleans residents who evacuated get a message: Don’t come back yet
The city of New Orleans is telling residents who evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ida to not return until further notice due to power outages and other damage.
NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness office, sent a text alert to residents around 11 a.m., ahead of an 11:30 a.m. press conference from Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
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New Orleans may face ‘weeks of darkness’
New Orleans may be without power and air conditioning for more than three weeks in the wake of Hurricane Ida, which roared ashore with more powerful winds than Hurricane Katrina, according to utility owner Entergy Corp.
Almost 750,000 homes and businesses were without power across Louisiana as of 7:26 p.m. local time on Sunday, according to Poweroutage.us, which tracks utility outages.
The blackouts were concentrated in the southeastern tip of the state that includes New Orleans and where Ida made its U.S. landfall.
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Ethan Hawke says he thought Robin Williams ‘hated me’ while filming ‘Dead Poets Society’
I thought Robin hated me,” Hawke, who had his breakthrough role in the Peter Weir film, shared. “He had a habit of making a ton of jokes on set. At 18, I found that incredibly irritating. He wouldn’t stop and I wouldn’t laugh at anything he did.”
Hawke, who played a teenage student taught by Williams’s unconventional and inspiring English teacher, remembered his co-star needling him during filming, but said he’s since come to see the older actor’s perspective.
Williams on the set of Dead Poets Society. (Photo: Touchstone Pictures/Getty Images)
“There was this scene in the film when he makes me spontaneously make up a poem in front of the class,” he recalled. “He made this joke at the end of it, saying that he found me intimidating. I thought it was a joke. As I get older, I realize there is something intimidating about young people’s earnestness, their intensity. It is intimidating — to be the person they think you are. Robin was that for me.”What an interesting perspective. This movie has been one of the most enduring films of all time, a CLASSIC immediately then when it was released and no less important now for generation sense. There’s a certain ritual, almost a coming-of-age moment, in which dead poet society is filling a void in the mid time frame of life ..
This is also interesting look back from actor Ethan Hawke and his perspective on Robin Williams at the time..
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The mighty Mississippi reverses while battling Evil Ida
Storm surge and strong winds from Hurricane Ida stopped the flow of the Mississippi River near New Orleans on Sunday and actually caused it to reverse — something the US Geological Survey says is “extremely uncommon.
“Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, early Sunday afternoon as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
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All of New Orleans loses power
All Orleans Parish customers without power due to “catastrophic transmission damage,” according to Entergy New Orleans.
A company spokesperson said the storm had caused a “load imbalance to the company’s transmission and generation” and that Entergy is “making every effort to identify and rectify.”
Now focus is on flooding and also the pumps in the Big Easy..
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Hurricane Ida makes landfall.. gas prices nationwide set to increase
More than 95% of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil production has been shut down thanks to Hurricane Ida, regulators said Sunday, indicating the hurricane is having a significant impact on energy supply.
As of 11:30 a.m. CT, personnel have been evacuated from a total of 288 oil-and-gas production platforms, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. That represents about 51% of the manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
The agency said all 11 rigs in the Gulf of Mexico have also been evacuated, and a total of 1.7 million barrels of daily oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has been shut-in – the equivalent to 95.7% of the region’s total output.
— Read on www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-ida-updates-08-29-21/Ida has made landfall in Port Fouchon just about exact time the 16th anniversary of Katrina..
Gas prices, as in 2005, are expected to immensely soar as a result of Ida ..
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Ida unleashes hell
BREAKING: HURRICANE IDA FORECAST TO PRODUCE RECORD BREAKING STORM.SURGE IN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA.
A lethal 12-16′ storm surge is now forecast to impact portions of Louisiana…while 2 feet or more of rain is expected to fall.
Ida will likely go into the record books as the worst storm to hit Louisiana and one of the most violent hurricanes to.ever hit the U.S.
There are already countless reports of power outages, and other effects from Ida even before landfall at this hour.
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Hurricane Ida Heads to Louisiana with Epic Storm Surge, Massive Floods, & Destructive Winds.. scary warning from NHC
Destructive category 4 or greater strength winds are likely, bringing about devastating impacts across portions of Southeast Louisiana mainly along and to the west of the I-55 corridor including metro Baton Rouge, western portions of metro New Orleans, and the Houma metropolitan area. In this area, the National Weather Service warns of structural damage to sturdy buildings, some with complete roof
and wall failures. The National Weather Service says there will be complete destruction of mobile homes. Damage to all structures will be greatly accentuated by large airborne projectiles. There will be thousands of large trees snapped or uprooted along with fences and
roadway signs blown over; many roads will be impassable from large debris, and more within urban or heavily wooded places. Many bridges, causeways, and access routes could be impassable for an extended period of time. The wind will also knock-out power and communication for weeks, months, or longer for some.
— Read on weatherboy.com/hurricane-ida-heads-to-louisiana-with-epic-storm-surge-massive-floods-destructive-winds/
