storm preparations

Much of Broward County is susceptible to flooding when sustained, hard rain falls. So it’s not surprising that several cities offered free sandbags, and that thousands of residents took the initiative to fill up the burlap bags with sand to fortify their homes.

Residents in Broward County prepared for potential flooding fro the upcoming system. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

Ida made landfall Sunday as a Category 4 storm, bringing with it strong winds, infrastructure damage and flooding.

Hurricane Ida has blasted ashore along the Louisiana coast as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. as it rushed toward New Orleans and one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors.