CNN CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta August 28, 2021 19:07:00
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 we're 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 then another 130 miles over to the west. so you're looking at something that could be 300 miles long. ...