Residents of the U.S. Gulf coast thought they were getting a break this hurricane season until they heard news of Ida. Fortunately, Ida weakened substantially and was downgraded to a Tropical Storm as she prepared to make landfall. This video from the NASA/NOAA GOES satellites shows Ida's development between November 6th and 9th 2009.

For more info: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2009/h2009_Ida.html

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