Hurricane Ida was a big storm with a far reach. Hurricane Ida was the second-most damaging hurricane to strike Louisiana on record, behind only Katrina, and is tied for the strongest landfall in the state with Laura (2020) and the 1856 Last Island Hurricane. Ida was the sixth-costliest hurricane on record, surpassing Ike of 2008. The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean sea that developed into a tropical depression on August 26. The depression organized further and became Tropical Storm Ida later that day near Grand Cayman. Amid favorable conditions, Ida intensified into a hurricane on August 27, just before moving over western Cuba. A day later, the hurricane underwent rapid intensification over the Gulf Of Mexico and reached its peak intensity as a strong major category 4 hurricane while approaching the northern Gulf coast. On August 29, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Ida weakened steadily over land, becoming a tropical depression on August 30 as it turned northeastward. On September 1, Ida transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone as it moved throughout the northeastern United States. Ida caused significant flooding in Louisiana, parts of Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Maryland New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Virginia, and Massachusetts. A severe weather outbreak occurred in parts of the Mid-Atlantic states and in the northeastern United States especially in parts of Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. There were also several tornadoes in Alabama.
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