PHOTOS: Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana; one of the most powerful storms ever to hit U.S.

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Hurricane Ida knocks retired powerfulness to each New Orleans

Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press
A antheral takes pictures of precocious waves on the enactment of Lake Pontchartrain arsenic Hurricane Ida nears, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful New Orleans.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
A inferior idiosyncratic photographs waves arsenic they slam against a oversea partition astatine the metropolis marina arsenic outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Eric Gay, The Associated Press
A antheral passes by a conception of extortion that was blown disconnected of a gathering successful the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful New Orleans.
This outer representation provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and captured by NOAA's GOES-16 shows lightning swirling astir the oculus of Hurricane Ida arsenic the tempest approaches the Louisiana coast, Sunday morning, Aug. 29, 2021.
This outer representation provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and captured by NOAA's GOES-16 shows Hurricane Ida making landfall adjacent Port Fourchon, La., Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
An abandoned conveyance is fractional submerged successful a ditch adjacent to a adjacent flooded road arsenic the outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
Local residents Portia Potyok, left, and Bradley Darby, ticker the upwind and waves on a seawall arsenic outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
A inferior idiosyncratic photographs waves arsenic they slam against a oversea partition astatine the metropolis marina arsenic outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
Local residents Portia Potyok, left, and Bradley Darby, ticker the upwind and waves on a seawall arsenic outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
Local residents Portia Potyok, right, and Bradley Darby, ticker the upwind and waves on a seawall arsenic outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Eric Gay, The Associated Press
Tony Hilliard, left, and his household exposure themselves to the elements arsenic Hurricane Ida begins to marque landfall, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful New Orleans, La.
Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press
Jesse Perez, right, and Sergio Hijuelo cheque retired the precocious waves connected Lake Pontchartrain arsenic Hurricane Ida nears, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful New Orleans.
Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press
A quality unit reports connected the borderline of Lake Pontchartrain up of approaching Hurricane Ida successful New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.
Eric Gay, The Associated Press
A antheral successful a wheelchair takes screen successful a autobus halt structure arsenic Hurricane Ida begins to marque landfall, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful New Orleans, La.
Eric Gay, The Associated Press
Tony Hilliard, right, and his household effort to airs for a photograph arsenic Hurricane Ida begins to marque landfall, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful New Orleans, La.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
A section nonmigratory connected a pitchy skis tows a canoe to a flooded location arsenic outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
A section nonmigratory connected a pitchy skis prepares to tow a canoe to a flooded location arsenic outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Steve Helber, The Associated Press
A section nonmigratory connected a pitchy skis tows a canoe to a flooded location arsenic outer bands of Hurricane Ida get Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, successful Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press
Liliana Arias, left, and Cristina Burgos instrumentality photos of the unsmooth waters of Lake Pontchartrain successful beforehand of approaching Hurricane Ida successful New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.
Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press
Keenan Jupiter corrals his Shetland Ponies to enactment them into their stables successful beforehand of approaching Hurricane Ida successful New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.

NEW ORLEANSHurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday arsenic 1 of the astir almighty storms ever to deed the U.S., blowing disconnected roofs and reversing the travel of the Mississippi River arsenic it rushed from the Louisiana seashore toward New Orleans and 1 of the nation’s astir important concern corridors.

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