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Evacuations are voluntary for the rest of the city's residents. Army Corps of Engineers, told WWNO.Īhead of Ida's landfall, city officials in New Orleans called for mandatory evacuations outside of the protective levee system. Our 100-year elevation is between 12 and 15’ feet in this area so there is now some risk of overtopping on the West Bank,” Ricky Boyett, chief of public affairs for the New Orleans district of the U.S. “Based on the latest NHC surge warning they are seeing the potential for between 10 and 15’ on the West Bank. There is now “some risk” that storm surge from Hurricane Ida could overtop levees on the West Bank, the U.S. AL/FL border to Okaloosa/Walton County Line including Pensacola Bay: 1-3 ft.Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, LA to Intracoastal City, LA: 1-3 ft.MS/AL border to AL/FL border including Mobile Bay: 3-5 ft.East of Intracoastal City, LA to Burns Point, LA including Vermilion Bay: 3-5 ft.Ocean Springs, MS to MS/AL border: 4-7 ft.Burns Point, LA to Morgan City, LA: 5-8 ft.Mouth of the Mississippi River to Bay St.Morgan City, LA to Port Fourchon, LA: 8-12 ft.Port Fourchon, LA to Mouth of the Mississippi River: 12-16 ft.Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama/Florida borderįorecasters said Ida will also bring with it a dangerous storm surge to the region, rising water levels up to 16 feet in some areas.Cameron Louisiana to west of Intracoastal City Louisiana.Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New OrleansĪ Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:.Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Mouth of the Pearl River.Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas and Mobile Bay.Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Alabama/Florida border.Parts of Louisiana, including metro New Orleans, are under hurricane and storm surge watches ahead of Ida's arrival. Significant weakening is expected after Ida makes landfall late Sunday morning or in the afternoon in Terrebonne Parish. Just before landfall in Louisiana, forecasters said Ida could sustain 150 mph winds until it reaches landfall, making it an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane. It continues its slow march northwest at 13 mph. The storm, currently in the Gulf of Mexico, has sustained, hurricane-force winds of 150 mph.