We’re Hitting the Limits of Hurricane Preparedness
Cities simply don’t have enough time to run from a storm like Ida.
Seventy-four hours.
That’s roughly how much time separated the moment that Tropical Depression Nine from the moment that the storm, transformed into a ruthless Category 4 hurricane named Ida, made landfall at , Louisiana. Even less time—perhaps 60 hours—separated the storm’s promotion to hurricane strength and the first arrival of tropical-storm winds in Louisiana, the latter of which marks the moment that any official evacuation must be nearly complete. That’s when drivers need to start getting off the roads, and when local services are
