On August 29, 2021 the category 4 hurricane with 155mph destructive winds, made its way towards Port Fourchon, Louisiana. At first, it was categorized as a severe tropical storm. As you may know, Louisiana is below sea level so that makes it harder for those who cannot evacuate. The people were told to board up their windows, find protection, and be on watch. Between 9-11:30 AM, things started to go downhill. Winds were picking up, debris was flying around, and the heavy rain and hail had begun. Making its way through the Caribbean Sea, Ida gained more and more power due to the warmer ocean currents, showing no signs of breaking up. Luckily, Ida never became a category 5 hurricane because its winds only reached 150 mph. (A category 5 is classified to have a minimum wind speed of 157).
As the hurricane got worse, the governor of Louisiana said to evacuate the area you are in, and try to get to a safer place. It was hard for many people although, due to them not having any money or they didn't have a safe place to go. So, when most of the people evacuated the state, there were still some people left. Later that morning at 11:55 A.M. onn August 29, Ida had officially hit. Keep in mind, Ida was one of the most damaging, destructive hurricanes ever recorded in American History, leaving a horrifying amount of damage. For example, it tore roofs off houses, flooded the streets, power outages were happening throughout the city, objects were sent flying through the air, etc. After the storm, it was so catastrophic that people sat on their roofs for security because everything was destroyed or flooded. Churches and other organizations helped the stranded and homeless providing them with supplies, food, water, tents, hygiene necessities, sanitizing wipes, generators, flashlights, diapers, clothing and more. The wide range of the 8 states Ida had affected left 69 dead and 4 missing.
After all the aftermath, and mass destruction, why did it affect these places the most? Well, it started as a tropical storm and a category 2 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, with the warmer oceans, it didn't hold back any power as it was making its way towards the Louisiana shoreline. Getting closer to the coast, it had a sustained wind speed of 105 mph. The dangerous storm surge and tide that was occurring, caused flooding from rising water, moving inland from shoreline.Eventually, making its way towards Port Fourchon.
What would you do if you were in a situation like this?
Do you think that Louisiana will be able to recover from the hurricane?
How would you react, if you lost all of your belongings and had nothing left?
Sources:
https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2021-hurricane-ida-facts
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Super job Hadlie!
I do think that they will recover although it is gonna take a long time as there is still damage down there from when Katrina hit and that was over 15 years ago, It might not recover fully but id say 95% for sure.
If I was in a sitiation like that I would definetly consider just moving out of their. I definetly think that Louisianna will be able to fully recover from the hurricane however it will take a lot of comunities comeing together to rebuild them and I belive that it will take a long time to recover from the hurricane.
I would have gthered as many suppyes as I could find and then I would leave to find shelter. I think Louisiana will be able to recover lots of hurricanes happen every year causing lots of damage so states on the coasts have to be prepared for the worst. If I lost all my belongings i would be sad at first but material iteams are replaceable.
Yeah I agree with you, the state of Louisiana has been through a lot, and gathering as much as you can is smart, but like you said items are replaceable, family isn't.
If I happened to be in this situation, I'd grab all my most important valuables and family members, and evacuate to somewhere safe. Lousiana will be able to recover from this, we're able to recover from anything, it's just the amount of time it takes. It'll take months or maybe even years for Lousiana to recover due to this being the strongest and biggest hurricance ever in American history.
I agree with you, but this hurricane isnt the strongest in history, yes the damage made history for being the most destructive, but actually hurricane Galvaston was in Texas, and Katrina. Louisiana is a very strong state, they've been through a lot, and I think they will be just fine recovering since they've been through worse believe it or not.
If I were in this horrible situation I would make sure I evacuated as soon as possible and get to somewhere safe. I think it will take awhile to get back on their feet but I do think Louisiana will recover from hurricane Ida. I would be upset to lose some of my belongings but you can always get new material things. I would be more worried about making sure my family was safe too.
I agree with you I think that Louisiana will be able to recover from this horrible disaster, and I think family is more important losing then belongings.
I think that if I were in a situation like this then I would try to evacuate as soon as possible. But I do think Louisian will recover because they've gotten through hurricanes before. It would be very upsetting if I had lost all of my belongings but if I still had all of my family it would be fine.
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