Tropical Storm Ida Heads Away From Texas Gulf Coast, Louisiana Bracing For Impact

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

August 27, 2021

Tropical Storm Ida is expected to move onshore well east of Texas as it intensifies with northward movement. The storm has prompted a hurricane watch for New Orleans and an emergency declaration for the state of Louisiana as it pushed toward an anticipated strike on Cuba Friday.

Ida could be near major hurricane strength by the time it reaches the northern Gulf Coast, which forecasters predict may happen sometime late Sunday or early Monday.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Ida was expected to cross the tobacco-rich western stretch of Cuba as a tropical storm starting Friday afternoon, then strengthen over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico.

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