Images show New Orleans eerily empty before Ida landfall on Sunday
Ida is expected to continue weakening Monday as it moves northeast.
Will Nunley's Vlogs from Mississippi before Ida landfall
FOX Weather multimedia journalist Will Nunley gave us a glimpse of Gulfport, Mississippi before an Ida landfall.
NEW ORLEANS - Before Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, a lot of preparations were being made from evactuaion orders to a New Orleans Saints preseason game being canceled.
Upwards of a foot of rain is estimated to have already fallen in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi as heavy rains from Ida continue Monday.
Ida is forecast to begin a turn to the northeast Monday evening while weakening to a tropical depression. The storm is expected to track across Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama through Tuesday before arriving in the Northeast by Thursday morning.
However, Saturday night in New Orleans looked like a ghost town. FOX Weather Multimedia Journalist Robert Ray took some photos to show what the French Quarter was like before Ida hit.
While FOX Weather multimedia journalist Will Nunley gave us a glimpse of Gulfport, Mississippi before an Ida landfall through a series of videos.
An empty street along the French Quarter in New Orleans on Saturday, Aug. 28.
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Doors shut closed at the Opera House Annex in New Orleans on Saturday, Aug. 28.
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Doors remained open at a New Orleans restaurant on Aug. 28, 2021.
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Chairs are stacked on top of a table in a closed New Orleans restaurant on Aug. 28, 2021.
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Two people seen walking in a relatively empty French Quarter in New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2021.
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Beads lay on the ground as an empty French Quarter prepares for Ida on Aug. 28, 2021.
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Businesses board up windows on Aug. 28, 2021 to prepare for Hurricane Ida.
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The lights remain on at a New Orleans hotel in the French Quarter on Aug. 28, 2021.
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A coffee stand in the French Quarter of New Orleans is empty as Ida approaches coast on Aug. 28, 2021.
(FOX Weather/Robert Ray)