Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, LA on Sunday, August 29, as a Category 4 hurricane. At landfall, Ida was packing maximum sustained winds around 150 miles per hour, equaling 2020’s Hurricane Laura as the strongest storm to ever make landfall in Louisiana.
Thousands of structures have been damaged or destroyed and at least one death has been blamed on the storm thus far. Ida also caused a myriad of supply chain and infrastructure disruptions. This includes the closure of ports, airports, and roads across the region; the temporary shutdown of oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico and along the U.S. Gulf Coast; and the temporary stoppage of railroad activity in affected areas.
Over one million people in Louisiana are without power, including the entirety of New Orleans, and several hundred thousand residents are without water or under a boil water advisory.
Download our complimentary Situational Report on Hurricane Ida to learn the most up-to-date facts. Topics include:
- Hurricane damage to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
- Supply chain and infrastructure impacts
- Upcoming flash flood risks