Ida has strengthened into a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center says
Hurricane Ida made landfall Friday afternoon on Cuba's Isle of Youth with sustained winds of 75 mph.[Original story, published at 1:43 p.m. ET}Ida became a hurricane Friday afternoon as it swept toward western Cuba -- and it's expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it approaches the US Gulf Coast this weekend, putting states from Louisiana to Florida on alert for fierce destruction.
What 'rapid intensification' means for storms 01:10Ida could deliver 8 to 20 inches of rain in the Cayman Islands and western Cuba, including the Isle of Youth, hurricane center forecasters said."These rainfall amounts may produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," the hurricane center said.Ida is expected to pass over western Cuba on Friday, and move into the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico Friday night and Saturday.
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