intensification. what does that mean? it means there s been an increase in the wind sped by 35 miles per hour in within 24 hours, and it happens 79% of the time with major tropical systems. we ve seen since 1990, over the last 30 years, we have had six storms reach category five four and five status and make landfall within the last 30 years. one of those storms was laura last year and looks like some of the same areas impacted by laura will get impadgetted by ida as well. you heard a lot of comparisons between katrina and ida? the only comparison is that ida could make landfall on the 16th anniversary of katrina. that s really from a meteorological standpoint the two systems are different, but ida is going to have a major impact, and this is more than likely, in my opinion, the
it is officially a category 3 hurricane. it could make landfall as a category 4 along louisiana s coast in the coming hours which is, of course, the 16th anniversary of katrina s catastrophic siege of the area. now, forecasters say a storm surge of up to 15 feet expected in some areas. winds of 150 miles an hour. and these latest alert calls it an extremely dangerous, major hurricane. take care, everyone, in that part of the country. thanks for spending part of your day with me. i m michael holmes. you can follow me on twitter and instagram at holmes cnn. don t go anywhere, though. my colleague, robyn curnow, is up after a short break to continue our breaking-news coverage. can your longwear do this? superstay active wear foundation from maybelline new york. defies transfer. and water. full coverage. up to 30hr wear superstay foundation maybelline new york.
i m pamela brown in washington. are you in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. we have a lot going on. we re following two major stories developing tonight. in afghanistan, the deadline draws closer and so does the threat of terror. president biden is warning that another attack on the kabul airport is highly likely within the next 24 to 36 hours. first, a storm that could make history or repeat it. the ghost of hurricane katrina is looming large over the gulf coast tonight as hurricane ida grows stronger and more ominous. the storm is charging straight toward louisiana, and it could make landfall tomorrow as a category four near new orleans. and on the 16th anniversary of katrina s landfall. louisiana s governor said it could be the strongest storm to hit his state since before the civil war. parts of louisiana are under mandatory evacuation orders, and many highways and roads are
you drive me now? because i ain t getting on no interstate. i m scared. i m scared of the interstate than staying in the house right here. you know, michael, anytime you re covering one of these hurricanes, you always find that person who says they are going to stay put for whatever respect, whether it be not wanting to get out on the roads, wanting to stay behind and probing their house, but the governor has made it cheer, the sheriff has made it very clear that this is going to be a severe event and time is running out in order to get out. michael. yeah. pretty hard to fight off a hurricane. what when you look at the level of preparation we ve been watching sandbagging and things on video. yeah. improvements are being made since katrina, right? a lot of improvements have been made. i ve seen it. i was in louisiana post katrina,
louisiana, really in the gulf coast or anywhere that s a hurricane-prone area, you know what you re signing up for. you re signing up to preserve life, preserve health, and that means sacrificing being with your family. so many of us kissed our loved ones good-bye this morning, and sent them off to places where they could ride out the storm more safely. and we re here taking care of patients because that s where we need to be. you mentioned katrina. the 16th anniversary of katrina is tomorrow. what is the feel like right now in the hospital? you said some of the people there actually were there when katrina hit. what is the feeling like? you know, i think it s really difficult for us every year when the anniversary comes around because of, you know, everyone has a katrina story that is deeply personal and affected them. and you know, even 16 years later, we still feel that. so i do think that we all realize that we ve learned some very good lessons from katrina.