{"id":137123,"date":"2021-08-29T10:08:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T10:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=137123"},"modified":"2021-08-29T10:08:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T10:08:21","slug":"hurricane-ida-unsurvivable-outside-levee-protection-system-louisiana-official-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/hurricane-ida-unsurvivable-outside-levee-protection-system-louisiana-official-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Ida \u2018unsurvivable\u2019 outside levee protection system, Louisiana official warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/5f25869d-3024-4c4f-8742-1e0eef68548d\/d6d6e7f0-f4c6-4a59-9ead-0fef08fc9201\/1280x720\/match\/931\/524\/image.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<h4>Fox News Flash top headlines for August 28<\/h4>\n<p>Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n<p>The president of one of Louisiana\u2019s Gulf Coast parishes spoke bluntly Saturday afternoon as she warned residents about the potential dangers of Hurricane Ida.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to reiterate, the storm surge that we are expecting is unsurvivable,&#8221; Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng said at a news conference, hours ahead of Ida reaching Category 3 and then Category 4 early Sunday, with winds over 130 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have time to get out,&#8221; Sheng told residents, &#8220;especially in those areas where there is a mandatory evacuation. We need you to leave immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need you to leave immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jefferson Parish, with about 440,000 residents, is located close to New Orleans and the Louisiana coast.<\/p>\n<p>News reports on Saturday showed vehicles backed up on New Orleans-area highways as residents heeded warnings from public officials and tried to leave the area before Ida\u2019s expected landfall Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Forecast for large portions of Louisiana included strong winds and storm surge and a high potential for flash flooding. Storm surge refers to a rise in sea level in association with a storm, thus resulting in flooding of coastline areas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/640\/320\/Hurricane-Ida-cars.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>\n      Vehicles head slowly east on the Interstate-10 twin spans leaving New Orleans while only a trickle of cars heads west back into the city before landfall of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (Associated Press)\n      <\/p>\n<p>Sheng\u2019s greatest concern was for residents choosing to stay at home in remote areas that lie outside the New Orleans levee protection system, which is designed to limit flooding, WKRG-TV of Mobile, Alabama, reported.<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for Ida\u2019s impact, crews were out clearing catch basins and making sure construction sites were secure, according to the station.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/hurricane-ida-unsurvivable-outside-levee-protection-system-louisiana-official-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News Flash top headlines for August<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":137122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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