Hurricane Ida live updates: Ida may be 1 mph short of being Category 5 hurricane

Winds up to 150 mph are now moving onto Louisiana’s coast.An extreme wind warning has been issued for parts of southern Louisiana, including Houma, Louisiana, about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans.Winds are currently gusting to 120 mph on the edge of the state, and rainfall rates of 3 inches per hour or more are now moving into Louisiana.

Widespread destructive winds of 115 mph to 150 mph with"swaths of tornado-like damage" will be spread across St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Lafourche Parish, Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish, according to the National Weather Service. Residents who did not evacuate are advised to take cover in a reinforced interior room away from windows or under a table or other sturdy piece of furniture with blankets and mattresses covering their face and body.

Heck of a job, Brownie.

Certainly, these anti socialists will not accept any assistance from the “government”.

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Let's hope that this isn't Katrina 2 as far as FEMA goes .

I bet Biden doesn't go there and throw paper towels at them either!

Biden moving very quickly to put assistance in place!! IStandwithBiden

We now have a POTUS who won't just toss them some paper towels for a photo op.

This is fantastic. Trump would never respond this fast. FEMA

HURRICANE IDA LATEST: Ida's northern eyewall is now approaching southeast Louisiana. -40 Miles SSE of Grand Isle, LA, moving NW at 14 MPH -Extreme Wind Warning remains in effect for parts of southeast Louisiana -Remaining residents advised to take cover.

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