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Category 4 Hurricane Ida nears Gulf Coast; Biden coordinating response

29 August 2021

Satellite animation of major Hurricane Ida approaching Louisiana.

President Joe Biden said he has spoken to governors of states along the Gulf Coast and has coordinated with electric utilities in preparation for Hurricane Ida, which was a Category 4 hurricane as of 8 a.m. ET Sunday. The powerful storm is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana late Sunday morning or early afternoon, on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating strike in the same area.

“We’ve pre-positioned food, water,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-hurricane-ida-close-to-landfall-biden-coordinating-gulf-coast-response

Workers flee 90 Offshore Facilities As Extremely Dangerous Hurricane IDA Churns Toward Oilfields

28 August 2021

(Reuters)-U.S. oil and gas companies on Friday cut more than 1.6 million barrels of oil production as a major storm churned toward oilfields that provide 17% of the nation’s oil…

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Hurricane Ida nears Gulf Coast; evacuations underway

28 August 2021

Hurricane Ida is making a beeline for the U.S. Gulf Coast, likely turning into a catastrophic storm with life-threatening impacts.

Evacuations began Friday in several Louisiana parishes and Hancock County, Mississippi. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a state of emergency Thursday, and Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich issued a state of emergency Friday for Biloxi, Mississippi. More evacuations could follow.

Ida quickly strengthened from a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-ida-nears-gulf-coast-evacuations-underway

Freight rail operations brace for Hurricane Ida

28 August 2021

A photograph of a beach right before a hurricane.

The Class I railroads are watching whether Hurricane Ida will impact operations on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Ida strengthened from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane and could strengthen before it makes landfall this Sunday, according to a Norfolk Southern service advisory on Friday.

By early Sunday afternoon, just prior to landfall, Ida could reach Category 3 hurricane status, with sustained winds of 111 to 129 mph, FreightWaves reported.

Heavy rainfall, a significant storm surge...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-rail-operations-brace-for-hurricane-ida

Hot Shots: Truck spill, fearsome fires and more

28 August 2021

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features a truck spill in Oregon that shut down an interstate highway, the exploding Caldor fire in eastern California and more.

Sticky situation

A truck carrying barrels of apple juice concentrate crashed late Wednesday morning on Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon. Sections of the highway were closed for several hours between Pendleton and Ontario,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-truck-spill-fearsome-fires-and-more

Tropical Storm Ida Is Now A Major Hurricane

27 August 2021

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) Tropical Storm Ida is intensifying into a major hurricane headed toward New Orleans just as Louisiana and surrounding states buckle under rising Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations. Louisiana…

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Offshore Oil Evacuates As Tropical Storm Ida Nears Gulf of Mexico

27 August 2021

By Sabrina Valle and Erwin Seba (Reuters) – U.S. energy companies on Thursday began airlifting workers from Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and moved vessels ahead of a powerful hurricane…

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Offshore Workers Flee as Developing Hurricane Takes Aim at Gulf Coast

26 August 2021

HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. energy companies on Thursday began airlifting workers from Gulf of Mexico oil production platforms and moved vessels from the path of what could become…

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Potentially Major Hurricane Forecast for Central Gulf of Mexico

26 August 2021

An area of low pressure currently sitting in the Caribbean Sea has gone from one to watch to one to possibly fear in less than a day. An update from…

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