• AP EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1,000 miles from landfall

    AP EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1,000 miles from landfall

    Sep 02, 2021 10:19 PM EDT

    The storm dumped more than 3 inches of rain on New York's Central Park in just an hour Wednesday night, obliterating a record set less than two weeks earlier by Tropical Storm Henri. Parts of New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania got more than 9 inches of rain ...

  • Death toll rises after Hurricane Ida’s remnants hit Northeast

    Death toll rises after Hurricane Ida’s remnants hit Northeast

    Sep 02, 2021 01:08 PM EDT

    ... ended up getting 3.15 inches just in one hour, surpassing the previous recorded high of 1.94 inches (5 cm) in one hour during Tropical Storm Henri on Aug. 21. Wednesday's storm ultimately dumped over 9 inches (23 cm) of rain in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts ...

  • Remnants of Hurricane Ida are forecast to dump rain in Northeast

    Remnants of Hurricane Ida are forecast to dump rain in Northeast

    Sep 01, 2021 01:39 PM EDT

    ... central Appalachians into New England on Wednesday, with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) possible in spots from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts. Kate persisted as a tropical depression far from Atlantic coasts, and Tropical Storm Larry formed, forecast to become a major hurricane. Ida remains a tropical depression, and the National ...

  • 16 years after Hurricane Katrina, Ida takes 'significant' toll on Louisiana

    16 years after Hurricane Katrina, Ida takes 'significant' toll on Louisiana

    Aug 30, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    ... hours as a hurricane over land, Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm as it churned toward Mississippi. Flood watches have been posted along the storm's projected path from the Northern Gulf Coast to the Tennessee Valley. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm John Yang. Judy Woodruff: The storm ...

  • Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

    Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

    Aug 30, 2021 10:23 PM EDT

    ... Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland, pushed through on Sunday and early Monday before weakening into a tropical storm. The damage was so extensive that officials warned it could be weeks before the power grid was repaired. As the storm continued to ...

  • WATCH: Biden pledges Hurricane Ida support for 'as long as it takes'

    WATCH: Biden pledges Hurricane Ida support for 'as long as it takes'

    Aug 30, 2021 07:10 PM EDT

    ... in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland, Ida has now weakened into a tropical storm as it pushes inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and shrieking winds. "We know Hurricane Ida had the potential to cause massive, massive ...

  • WATCH: News Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell holds briefing after Hurricane Ida slams region

    WATCH: News Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell holds briefing after Hurricane Ida slams region

    Aug 30, 2021 04:04 PM EDT

    ... Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland, pushed through on Sunday and early Monday before weakening into a tropical storm. As the storm continued to make its way inland with torrential rain and shrieking winds, it was blamed for at least two deaths ...

  • Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies, taking aim on the Louisiana coast; evacuations underway

    Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies, taking aim on the Louisiana coast; evacuations underway

    Aug 28, 2021 07:32 PM EDT

    ... kids, it's a fun day of driving, eating fast food, and extra video screen time while their moms keep an eye on the developing storm. "This storm seems bigger and quicker and scarier. I just don't know what to think. I just hope we have a place to ...

  • Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Ida

    Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Ida

    Aug 28, 2021 06:50 PM EDT

    ... the electrical grid in the sticky, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland weakened into a tropical storm overnight as it pushed inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and shrieking winds, its danger far from over. Ida was blamed for at ...

  • News Wrap: Florida judge reverses DeSantis order banning school mask mandates

    News Wrap: Florida judge reverses DeSantis order banning school mask mandates

    Aug 27, 2021 10:45 PM EDT

    Amna Nawaz: The two leaders also discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, among other topics. Tropical Storm Ida, meanwhile, strengthened into a hurricane today, and is on a collision course with the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm system moved over Western Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles an ...