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.
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..
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 ..
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.