By Mark Memmott
Ida is no longer a hurricane. But just because she's been downgraded to a tropical storm doesn't mean the Gulf Coast from Florida to Louisiana is out of danger.
The National Hurricane Center says "all hurricane warnings and watches along the Gulf Coast have been discontinued." But Ida still has "maximum sustained winds" of 70 m.p.h. and is likely to drop 3 to 6 inches of rain. Plus, "a dangerous storm tide will raise water levels by as much as 3 to 5 feet above ground level along the coast near and to the east of where the center makes landfall."
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