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Likelihood of extreme flash flooding across this region, and we know that its not only the coastal communities. the storm does not stop at the coast. it moves inland, and this rain threat and flood threat is real. we talked about the tornado watch issued moments ago that. is common with land falling tropical systems of this nature as well. the entire louisiana national guard on stand-by ready to be deployed in a moments notice once it is safe to do so and mandatory evacuations and curfew in plac...

Out, try to, power outages that affects the pump. only makes sense water everywhere and that includes sewage. >> we went through henri last weekend, nothing compared to this storm but tell those who did suffer with damage or power outage. how long do you thip lit be until the remnants of ida move toward the mid-atlantic area. >> there are computer saying we could get four inches of rain in new york area on wednesday. it wont be even a tenth of the damage in louisiana but even our friends in tenn...

A few pop-up t'storms are possible both Saturday and Sunday afternoons with highs in the lower to mid 80s. Hurricane Ida forecast to make landfall in Louisiana Sunday.

Inches, isolated to 20. so you get the storm surge and the winds sunday night, and then all day monday were going to deal with flooding concerns and flash flooding. as far as max winds go, as of right now the core of the hurricane should miss new orleans. thats just the winds were talking about. so the max winds are predicted to be the 50 to 60 mile per hour range. thats some damage but not widespread. look at morgan city and homa. we think those two areas could see the highest winds. thats wher...

Out of the question which is why you have that high risk of flash flooding along the coast, phil and christi, including baton rouge and new orleans. >> allison, were into that window where every minute matters. thank you very much. please keep us posted. new orleans was devastated 16 years ago by hurricane katrina and by nora and delta last year. >> nadia romero is new orleans right now. i know it was three hours ago where they opened things up and said, listen, now is the time to leave, 5:00 a....

Told they need to evacuate, how are beeple being told they need to prepare? >> so you need to listen to your officials. a lot of people who live along the coast, theyre used to this. so last year there were four tropical systems that moved on shore in louisiana. today, on this day, we saw a category four hurricane hammer louisiana. on sunday its the 16th anniversary of katrina, so thats not lost on us. so you want to look at your local warnings, heed those warnings, listen to officials. i know i...

Storm is different, but remember that last year with laura we had very strong winds extending through most of the state because of how strong it was and how large that storm was. but were going to see something very similar with hurricane ida. with the rain amounts that i just mentioned, flash flooding is a very real concern. this is a very large storm. one of the things the national weather service told us that from the center of the storm extending eastward it could be up to 160 miles, and the...

We know that the climate is changing and we can in partjudge that climate change by the quality of the observations that are being used to assess it. in a few months from now, a summit of world leaders to be held here in the uk will be hugely important in formulating a global response to climate change with the united nations saying that only a combined international effort can avert a climate catastrophe. the conference, called cop26, will be held in glasgow, a city which saw flash flooding aft...

You want to heed the warnings, listen to officials. i know its the weekend, no one wants to go out of their way. but in this case, well see life-threatening storm surge, and potential for deadly flash flooding. water is hard to go up against, especially a 10 to 15-foot storm surge. thats unsurvivable. if you dont evacuate, there will be consequences. >> having lived in florida for several years, im accustomed to watching these storms. thank you. >> sure. coming up, more reaction to tonights dr...

Will be held in glasgow, a city which saw flash flooding after thunderstorms in august. weve asked some of the delegates from around the world to give us their thoughts on what they want it to achieve. this conference is quite important, that all the countries agree to a legally binding agreement to mitigate against climate change. the face of climate change cannot be those high—ranking politicians. it would be great that the people who are feeling the burden should be the ones... and what tha...