Hurricane closes on US Gulf Coast
Updated on 08 November 2009
Hurricane Ida is weakening as it heads for the Gulf Coast but could still pack hurricane-strength winds and storm surges when it hits the shore overnight.
Despite warnings extending more than 200 miles across several states, residents seemed to take the first Atlantic hurricane to target the US this season in their stride.
There were no immediate plans for mandatory evacuations.
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