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Ida prompts evacuations in New Orleans; expected to strengthen to Category 4 hurricane: LIVE UPDATES

Hurricane Ida promoted evacuations in New Orleans and the surrounding coastal region Friday as it moved over Cuba threatening to slam in Louisiana as a Category 4 on Sunday.

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Ida intensified rapidly Friday from a tropical storm to a hurricane with top winds of 80 mph (128 kph) as it crossed western Cuba. The National Hurricane Center predicted it would strengthen into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, with top winds of 140 mph (225 kph) before making landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast late Sunday.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell ordered a mandatory evacuation for a small area of the city outside the levee system. Other areas across the coastal region were under a mix of voluntary and mandatory evacuations.

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Ida prompts evacuations in New Orleans; expected to strengthen to Category 4 hurricane: LIVE UPDATES

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