to bed where they intended to ride out the storm. the region s new storm defences, which failed during hurricane katrina in 2005 on this exact date, will be tested like never before. even with protections in place, ida is expected to have a catastrophic impact. that was our reporter nada tawfik. she spoke to us a little while ago and brought us up to date on the situation. well, conditions are deteriorating rapidly now that ida has made landfall. the wind gusts are clocking in at about 60mph here in new orleans where the storm is headed, but this isjust a tiny preview of what is expected and this is on a day 16 years to the day that hurricane katrina devastated new orleans, a day filled with so much trauma for the residents here. this storm, though, could be one of the strongest