“The main story about Katrina was the storm surge damage. This happened over a large area. “The main story for Ida will be wind, storm surge and fresh water flooding damage,” stated Jeff Masters, a meteorologist who flew missions to assess hurricanes and created Weather Underground.
Ida is expected to land on the same date as Katrina (16 years ago), striking the same area of Louisiana with the same wind speed and speed. After rapidly strengthening through a similar stretch of deep warm water, which supercharges hurricanes, Ida will make landfall in the same place.
But, there are three things that could make a difference: strength, direction and size.
Brian McNoldy, University of Miami hurricane researcher, said that “Ida” will be more powerful than Katrina and by a large margin. “The worst of the storm will pass through New Orleans and Baton Rouge which were the most affected by Katrina.”
McNoldy stated that Ida is already an extremely strong Category 4 storm, with 150 mph winds (231 kph). It is expected to reach 155 mph before it makes landfall. “A sneeze away” from becoming the fifth Category 5, McNoldy said. It could be either the first storm of Category 5 to strike Louisiana, or the most powerful storm to ever hit Louisiana.
Katrina was quite weak before it made landfall in Louisiana. It struck Louisiana as a Category-3 storm with winds of 127 mph (204 km/h).
Katrina struck Louisiana from the south, while Ida is heading to the same area from the southeast. McNoldy stated that Ida’s hurricane force winds were 37 miles (about 60 km) away from the center. This is in contrast to Katrina’s hurricane-force winds which spread 98 miles (1158 kilometers) from its center.
McNoldy stated that this could be a more natural disaster than Katrina’s. However, the main issue with Katrina was a man-made catastrophe due to levee failures. Katrina’s death total rose to 1,833 with its damage at $176 billion. Experts don’t believe Ida will reach those levels.
Brian McNoldy, University of Miami hurricane researcher, said that “Ida” will be more powerful than Katrina and by a large margin. “And the worst of the storm is expected to pass over New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Baton Rouge which were the most affected by Katrina.”
McNoldy stated that Ida is already an extremely strong Category 4 storm, with 150 mph winds (231 kph). It is expected to reach 155 mph before it makes landfall. “A sneeze away” from becoming the fifth Category 5, McNoldy stated. It could be either the first storm of Category 5 to strike Louisiana, or the most powerful storm to ever hit Louisiana.
Katrina was quite weak before it made landfall in Louisiana. It struck Louisiana as a Category-3 storm with winds of 127 mph (204 km/h).
Katrina struck Louisiana from the south, while Ida is heading to the same area from the southeast. McNoldy stated that Ida’s hurricane force winds were 37 miles (about 60 km) away from the center. This is in contrast to Katrina’s hurricane-force winds which spread 98 miles (1158 km) from the center.
McNoldy stated that this could be a more natural disaster than Katrina’s. However, the main issue with Katrina was a man-made catastrophe due to levee failures. Katrina’s death total rose to 1,833 with its damage at $176 billion. Experts don’t believe Ida will reach those levels.
