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Away and even gas they are starting to run out. so want to show you right here, we have some volunteers with the navy and said, where did you get your gas? they had stocked up right before the storm system, so they had huge canisters that they plan on being out here for weeks. when we described the ride we have in. notice the roadway in the distance, those power lines are laying flat. look at the bottom. they are splintered and hammered to the ground. so this is because of the brutal wind impact from hurricane ida as it came in with their hurricane-force winds, 130 miles per hour, yes, some ra...

Steve. >> reporter: good morning. we are starting to feel that wind gust here. we are west of where hurricane ida came in yesterday afternoon and so we really just took the wind impact and off and on showers but this is truly a major storm system for coastal louisiana as hurricane ida right before noon yesterday made landfall and just hear the raw power of this storm with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. typically when a storm makes landfall, it starts to lose strength but this is in the bayou area, the warm water, called the ocean effect where it kept fueling this storm so for hours yes...

To 80 miles an hour later this afternoon with the steady burst of rain which could lead to flash flooding on some of the roads. the worst hit area will be coastal louisiana and coastal portions of mississippi like bay st. louis. they're starting to see storm surge in saint bernard parish going over top of the lea levee. that is the concern. when you're looking at the northeastern quadrant, that's the strongest wind impact. the wind is coming from the south to the north and that will pull in the gulf moisture, force the waves potentially up against the levies and this will be a true test for th...

Lafayette, but now we're starting to feel that wind impact move in, as the outer bands come into more central louisiana, and so really we're going to feel that impact here in lafayette late this afternoon, through the evening time, and once it starts to get dark, we'll see that rain come down, and the governor is still asking everybody to stay indoors, but for right now, it is really coastal louisiana that has taken the brunt of this storm. notice behinds me, want to set the scene for you. this is a sunday afternoon, in lafayette, so everybody is still heeding that warning, staying indoors. mo...

Afternoon and evening. behind me, you'll notice all of these businesses are closed. we even have some businesses that boarded up their windows because we do expect 70-mile-an-hour gusts later today. remember, this is a sunday afternoon in lafayette. even though we see a bit of traffic, people are moving along, this is quiet life for a weekend here. many people are heeding the warning. we talked to local businesses and they are closing at noon today at the very latest here local time. so we're mainly seeing the last of everybody kind of gathering what they need before hovering down for -- hunke...