Landfall as a strong category 4 storm in the next hour or so. The national Hurricane Center is reporting catastrophic Storm Surge and hurricaneforce winds moving onshore right now. Also happening right now, President Biden is at Dover Air Force base where hell attend the dignified transfer for the 13 american servicemen and women killed in kabul on thursday. Well bring you those moments when they happen. Stand by for that. Also this morning, the pentagon says a u. S. Drone strike took out a suspected Isisk Car Bomb which was targeting kabuls airport. Full reporting on that as well. We have a team of reporters standing by, first of all, in louisiana, ready to take you inside the storm as it makes landfall in the next hour or so. Lets get right to cnn Meteorologist Chad myers. Where is the storm now and whats the latest projection . When can we expect landfall along the Louisiana Coast . Sure. We call landfall when the center of the eye crosses over a beach or anywhere. Right now were ge
They said the following. This is an extremely dangerous category for a hurricane nearing the southeastern coast of louisiana, Hurricane Force winds now moving on shore. Lets get a closeup and you can get a better idea of whats happening. Youll see Grand Isle on top of your screen. Just below there, port forshaun, a key place for oil and gas. From cocodrie you can see how these tides have risen in these bays of louisiana. That shows the eye just offshore. Its moving about 15 miles per hour which means Storm Surge is moving quickly into areas like Grand Isle where we do know a Couple Dozen residents decided to stay behind. Were going live to many reporters and local officials in louisiana in the next hour, but lets begin with Chad Meyers who can break down the latest forecast for us. Chad, this is not just Rapid Intensification. Its almost like we need a new term for what this is. People went to bed and they saw a category 2 storm. Theyre now seeing a hurricane on the verge of cat 5. Yes
Situation room. where exactly hurricane ida will make landfall is unclear. you can see where it s coming ashore. one of the strongest hurricanes in louisiana history, one of the strongest anywhere in the united states coming ashore between grand isle and coke degree. mostly marshland. as you get inland, there will be residents experiencing 100-plus-mile-per-hour winds. another advisory coming in from the national advisory center. wolf blitzer takes over our coverage now. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. this is a special edition of the situation room. breaking news on two fronts. hurricane ida expected to make