Flooded roadways hamper Ida rescue efforts
Flooding caused by Ida and the debris left in its wake have made roads across Louisiana impassable, affecting rescue efforts. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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Flooding caused by Ida and the debris left in its wake have made roads across Louisiana impassable, affecting rescue efforts. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
As Ida marches north, flood alerts stretch from the Gulf to parts of New England. CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the latest forecast.
Ida has weakened after hitting Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, but it is expected to continue dumping rain as it moves to the northeast, raising the risk of dangerous flash flooding. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the latest forecast and a look how climate change is making hurricanes even more hazardous.
Hurricane Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm after fierce winds and rain caused damage across Louisiana, leaving huge areas without electricity. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN from New Orleans with the latest.
Ida struck Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane as hospitals and intensive care units in the state remain filled with coronavirus patients. Dr. Toni Gross, chief of the emergency department at Children's Hospital New Orleans, joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
Hurricane Ida is hitting Louisiana 16 years to the day that the same area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Officials built new levees and other protective measures to prevent the same level of disaster from happening again. Janet Shamlian reports.
As Ida weakens and moves from Louisiana into Mississippi, heavy downpours are still expected to cause flooding across the area. CBSN anchor Vladimir Duthiers reports from Holden, Louisiana on the conditions there, and then speaks with Michael George, who's on the ground in New Orleans.
A U.S. official says as many as five rockets were fired at the airport in Kabul this morning as the U.S. withdrawal enters its final stages. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN with the latest on evacuation efforts, plus federal assistance to the state of Louisiana after Hurricane Ida made landfall.
At least one death reported from one of the strongest storms to ever hit the U.S. mainland.
The storm made landfall at 12:55 p.m. ET as a Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, and has since been downgraded.
As Hurricane Ida made landfall at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, New Orleans' mayor and other top emergency officials warned residents to stay home and hunker down. "There's nobody coming right now," said Collin Arnold, New Orleans' top emergency official. Watch the news conference and read more here.
The U.S. Coast Guard is standing by in several states as Hurricane Ida lashes the Gulf Coast. But some officials are worried they may not be able to begin rescue services until the storm passes. Vice Admiral Steven Poulin, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Coast Guard Defense East, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss. Read more here.
Twenty-two barges broke loose from their mooring and are drifting on the Mississippi River, St. Bernard Parish officials confirmed Sunday. CBS affiliate WWL-TV has the latest. Read more here.
CBS News' Mireya Villarreal reports from Houma, Louisiana, where Hurricane Ida is carving a path of destruction. Read more here.
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday afternoon. The Category 4 storm brings dangerous wind and rain. Omar Villafranca has the latest. Read more here.
CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli has the latest Hurricane Ida forecast. Read more here.
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Sunday afternoon. Many hospitals in the area were unable to evacuate, and are instead riding out what's being called an "extremely dangerous" storm. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what the state is doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at evacuation shelters.
The operation appeared to be a lifeline as Louisiana prepared for Ida, which made landfall on the Gulf Coast as a monster Category 4 hurricane with with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph.
CBS News' Mireya Villarreal is in Houma, Louisiana, where residents say they have never experienced a storm with winds as intense as the Category 4 storm will bring.
CBS News meteorologist Jeff Berardelli is tracking the latest on Hurricane Ida’s path and strength.
Sharon Broome, the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, urged residents to take shelter as Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast.
As Hurricane Ida bears down on Louisiana, residents are preparing for a potentially catastrophic storm with life-threatening storm surges and flooding. Correspondent Omar Villafranca reports on preparations in New Orleans.
Exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, Louisiana is once again bracing for a powerful hurricane. Businesses are boarding up windows and families are evacuating houses. Omar Villafranca takes a look.
"This will be a life-altering storm for those who aren't prepared," according to the National Weather Service.
Millions in the Gulf Coast area are under threat as Hurricane Ida nears landfall. The storm is expected to turn into a devastating Category 4 hurricane in just hours. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli has the latest.