Hurricane Ida Wind Speed Right Now. Wind gusts of 74 mph are being reported on the extreme southern edge of Louisiana. Ida made landfall.
The storms first landfall was near Port Fourchon about 60 miles south of New Orleans at 1155 am. ET Sunday Hurricane Ida had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph dropping it down to a Category 2 storm according to the National Hurricane Center. Near Idas center wind gusts of 120-160 mph are possible and an.
The Category 4 storm which Edwards told WAFB will be the strongest storm to hit the state since the 1850s is forecast to make landfall late Sunday with wind speeds up to 110 mph.
The storm is centered 30 miles east-southeast of Baton Rouge as it heads to the north at 9 mph. Ida made landfall. Idas 150 mph 240 kph blow to Louisiana on Sunday marked the first time in recorded history that a state got back-to-back years of 150 mph winds or more. Hurricane Ida has strengthened with winds now at 145 mph and is a Category 4 major hurricane.
