Hurricane Ida is a force of nature as seen here in this satellite imagery on SOS Explorer. Ida rapidly progressed from a "potential for tropical cyclone development" in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on August 23rd to a Category 1 hurricane late on the 27th over Cuba, intensifying to a Category 4 just before making landfall in Louisiana on the 29th. The peak intensity recorded for Ida reached 150 mph winds with a low pressure of 930 mbar. Follow the NWS New Orleans Twitter for more information a

"There are buildings here that made it through Katrina, and then they did not in this one." ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee reports from New Orleans, Louisiana, with the latest on the impact of Hurricane Ida. https://abcn.ws/2YbGZm3 | ABC News Live