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Mon., Aug. 30: A woman looks over damage to a neighborhood caused by Hurricane Ida in Kenner, La.
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ida made U.S. landfall as a category 4 storm with 150 mph winds near Port Fourchon, Louisiana on Sunday afternoon.
Mon., Aug. 30: Michelle Washington and her sons Kendrick (R) and Kayden check out damage to their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on August 30, 2021 in Kenner, La.
Hurricane Ida nearly doubled in strength in a day, fueled by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. More than 800,000 people are without power in Louisiana after Ida barreled through the state.
Mon., Aug. 30: New Orleans Police detective Alexander Reiter, looks over debris from a building that collapsed during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans.
"This is one of the strongest storms to make landfall in modern times," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said in a Sunday afternoon briefing.
Sun., Aug. 29: Debris is seen in an intersection in downtown in New Orleans, La.
Ida strikes on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, blamed for 1,800 deaths in 2005. Ida is a test for an elaborate new flood protection system designed to protect New Orleans from the devastating levee breaches back then.
Sun., Aug. 29: Montegut and Bourg firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, La. as Hurricane Ida passes.
The past few days saw residents of Louisiana preparing for the storm with many people evacuated while others are sheltering in place. Louisiana officials are urging residents to stay off the roads Monday morning while damage assessments are underway.
Sun., Aug. 29: Hurricane Ida is seen in this image taken aboard the International Space Station. The image was shared on European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 65 crew member Thomas Pesquet's Twitter account, as the storm churned in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of its landfall.
Here is a look at the area.
Sun., Aug. 29: A man passes by a section of roof that was blown off of a building in the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds.
Sun., Aug. 29: Montegut fire chief Toby Henry walks back to his fire truck in the rain as firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, La. as Hurricane Ida passes.
Sun., Aug. 29: Heavy rain falls as storm surge begins to encroach on Louisiana Route 1 ahead of Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
Firefighters look out the window from a shelter as hurricane Ida passes in Bourg, Louisiana on Sunday.
Sun., Aug. 29: A person pushes a shopping cart through rain and high winds past a closed restaurant on Canal Street in New Orleans during Hurricane Ida.
Sun., Aug. 29: A news crew reports on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain ahead of approaching Hurricane Ida in New Orleans.
Sun., Aug. 29: People do last-minute shopping ahead of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana. Residents of New Orleans continue to prepare as the outer bands of the hurricane begin to cut across the city.
Sun., Aug. 29: Firefighters pray together as the hurricane eye wall gets close to the fire station in Bourg, Louisiana.
Sun., Aug. 29: Ann Colette Boudreaux comforts her grandson Abel the morning of Hurricane Ida's landing.
Sun., Aug. 29: Rain comes down at a wall of sandbags in Montegut, Louisiana before Hurricane Ida lands.
Sun., Aug. 28: People stand in line to get through the TSA security checkpoint at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on August 28 in New Orleans, La. Many residents evacuated the area before Hurricane Ida's landfall Sunday afternoon.
Sun., Aug. 28: Heavy traffic clogs Interstate 10 out of New Orleans as residents and visitors evacuate for the expected arrival of Hurricane Ida in Slidell, La.
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