Did your favorite vacation spots survive Hurricane Ida? Destinations that were hit hard
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Did your favorite vacation spot make it through?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ida first made landfall in the U.S. in Louisiana, hitting the state on the anniversary of the devastating 2005 storm Hurricane Katrina. However, New Orleans, renowned as a tourist destination for its music, food and scenery, fared far better against Hurricane Ida’s high winds and torrential rainfall. The city’s improved levee system, constructed after Katrina, held up and prevented another major tragedy. However, except for the French Quarter, many in New Orleans remain without power, and the storm has exacerbated Louisiana’s struggle to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The city likely won’t be ready to host vacationers for some time.
Nashville, Tennessee
forced organizers to cancel Bonnaroo, a popular festival held outside of Nashville that was supposed to be headlined by Lizzo,Tyler, the Creator and the Foo Fighters. The country music capital of the nation saw major flash floods during the storm — the National Weather Service reported that the city saw nearly two and a half inches of rain every half an hour — as well as high-speed wins and major power outages. Persisting floods and debris hindered recovery efforts, but Nashville is still powering ahead with some major upcoming events including a men’s soccer World Cup qualifying game Sept. 5.
The Jersey Shore, New Jersey
plenty of shows and concerts scheduled to continue as planned.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
As Hurricane Ida continued on its path through the northeast, Massachusetts was one of the last states hit, so it dealt with a lower level of severity than those that were hit when the storm was at full strength. However, the Cape was under a tornado warning around 2 a.m. ET on Thursday and the National Weather Service’s flash flood warnings continued until the late morning. There were also widespread power outages overnight, but the turnaround was quick and many had been resolved already by this morning.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
As Hurricane Ida looped up towards the Atlantic Ocean the southwest side of Virginia was pummeled by rain and wind, but popular vacation town Virginia Beach’s southeastern corner of the state escaped damage, falling just outside of the storm’s path. The area saw only scattered rain and thunderstorms.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
struck with flooding and thunderstorms that much of the mid-Atlantic region experienced, but the NWS is projecting that the skies will be completely clear by Thursday night. That leaves a good chunk of time for lingering flooding to dry out before the holiday on Monday.
Contact Emily Adams at eaadams@gannett.com or on Twitter @eaadams6.