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Pastimes : Hurricane and Severe Weather Tracking
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All of New Orleans lost power Sunday night after Hurricane Ida brought down eight transmission lines that deliver electricity to the city, according to a new report from Nola.com. Everyone in Orleans parish, home to New Orleans, lost power around 7:15 p.m. local time, 8:15 p.m. ET, and it’s not clear when power might be restored.

Local utility Entergy said it was dealing with “catastrophic transmission damage.” WWLW investigative reporter David Hammer tweeted that the company had eight transmission lines go down, leading to the massive blackout. The main transmission tower has collapsed into the Mississippi River.

About 993,000 people in Louisiana and about 32,000 people in Mississippi are currently without power, according to PowerOutage.US, which tracks power outages across the country. Local news station WWL-TV in Louisiana reports that while phone calls are going straight to voicemail in the region, some text messages are getting through. New Orleans’ 96 pumps that help the city cope with stormwater have also lost power from Entergy, forcing the city’s Sewerage & Water Board that operates the system to rely on electricity generated in-house. Their continued operation is vital as the city is expected to receive up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain from Ida.

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