There are 5 article(s) tagged Hurricane Ida:

• October 2021

  • Red Bull Dance Your Style debuts in Memphis

    With impromptu choreography and no pre-chosen music, talent from Louisiana and Memphis competed Sunday using styles of jookin’, krumping, locking, popping and more with the audience serving as judges. 

    By Jasmine McCraven October 10, 2021

• September 2021

  • U of M comes to aid of former Tigers basketball player Tim Duncan

    Duncan, now the athletic director at the University of New Orleans, called his alma mater when the Privateers needed help in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

    By Steven Johnson September 10, 2021

• August 2021

  • Memphis prepares for remnants of Hurricane Ida

    MLGW and Memphis Public Works crews are prepared to work overtime if the hurricane still has a lot of wind and rain left on its path north. 

    By Bill Dries August 30, 2021

  • Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

    Officials warned it could be weeks before power is fully restored, leaving multitudes without refrigeration or air conditioning during the dog days of summer, with highs forecast in the mid-80s to close to 90 by midweek.

    By The Associated Press August 30, 2021

  • Ida darkens New Orleans on path to Memphis

    Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana Sunday with approximately 150 mph winds, making it a Category 4. Category 5 hurricanes start at 156 mph. Only four Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in the U.S.

    By Michael Waddell August 29, 2021