The World Meteorological Organization declared the name Ida was retired from the rotating lists of Atlantic hurricane names. Storm names are considered for retirement if they have a tremendous impact on life and property.
Coinciding with the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ida unleashed wind gusts of more than 170 mph near Grand Isle, La., where 40 percent of the homes were destroyed. Ida also generated a 10-foot-plus storm surge, or rise in ocean water above normally dry land along the coast.The storm knocked out power to most of New Orleans and to more than 1 million customers in Louisiana overall.
Louisiana recorded 26 deaths related to Ida, but the storm was most lethal in the Northeast because of tremendous rainfall from its remnants. Flash flood emergencies were declared from south-central Pennsylvania to southern New England, and 49 people died.Newark picked up 8.44 inches of rain, its wettest day on record. Excessive rainfall rates overwhelmed the infrastructure of New York City, with water pouring into the subway system and basement apartments; 3.
The tempest and its remnants also unleashed 35 tornadoes from Louisiana to Massachusetts, including an EF3 in southern New Jersey, the strongest observed in the state in 31 years.Since the practice of naming tropical cyclones in the Atlantic began 69 years ago, Ida is the 94th named to be retired. The idea of permanently retiring a storm name began after theBy far, storms beginning with the letter “I” have been retired the most — Ida is the 12th.
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