"“We are preparing, we are fueling, we are watching the weather,” Ruston Public Works Director John Freeman said Friday.
Ida became a hurricane shortly after midday Friday. It’s expected to be a Category 3 storm by the time it makes landfall on the Louisiana Gulf Coast sometime Sunday afternoon — 16 years to the day since Hurricane Katrina hit.
Category 3 storms pack winds between 111-129 mph."
Ida is predicted to become a Cat 4
http://www.rustonleader.com/breaking-news-news/parish-prepares-ida
Ida became a hurricane shortly after midday Friday. It’s expected to be a Category 3 storm by the time it makes landfall on the Louisiana Gulf Coast sometime Sunday afternoon — 16 years to the day since Hurricane Katrina hit.
Category 3 storms pack winds between 111-129 mph."
Ida is predicted to become a Cat 4
http://www.rustonleader.com/breaking-news-news/parish-prepares-ida