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10 Nov 2009 10:03

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U.S.: Tropical Storm Ida makes landfall in Alabama minus its punch

  • 45 mph sustained winds; nowhere near as bad as expected source

09 Nov 2009 10:38

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World: Ida’s looking less dangerous, but has already left an awful toll

  • 70 mph the current speed of Ida, which has slowed down to a tropical storm
  • 124+ people died in flooding, and mudslides caused by Ida in El Salvador source

08 Nov 2009 20:16

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U.S.: I’d uh, get out of Louisiana if I were you. Hurricane Ida’s coming.

The hurricane-ravaged state, still smarting from Hurricane Katrina four years later, called a state of emergency already. Hopefully the Category 2 doesn’t get stronger. source