Tropical Storm Ida a hurricane menace to New Orleans

Tropical Storm Ida has prompted a hurricane ticker for New Orleans and an exigency declaration for the authorities of Louisiana arsenic it pushes crossed the Caribbean toward an anticipated onslaught connected Cuba Friday.

Forecasters accidental Ida could beryllium adjacent large hurricane spot by the clip it reaches the bluish Gulf Coast.

That's projected to hap sometime precocious Sunday oregon aboriginal Monday.

Tropical Storm Ida is expected to bring dense rainfall to parts of Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba.

Dangerous tempest surge is imaginable for the Gulf Coast depending connected the tide by the clip the strategy reaches the U.S.