Major Hurricane Ida is now a Cat 4
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Prayers for Louisiana
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/290855.shtml
SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
LOCATION...28.0N 89.1W ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM S OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM SE OF HOUMA LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.94 INCHES
Some additional strengthening is forecast
GOES image 3:38 am Central https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E98hVfOUUAQg67w?format=jpg&name=large