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One of the strongest storms going all the way way back to the 18 fifths. that's what governor john bel edwards says about hurricane ida 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina made landfall there. as the storm gets stronger, president biden is urging people to pay attention and to be prepared. tom sadder joins us from the cnn weather center. >> yeah, poppy, to add on what the governor said, records go back to 1851. if you look at category 4 or higher for the state of louisiana, you had one in the 1850s. one in the 1890s before they were named. then you had betsy, camille in 1969 and laura....
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