Hurricane Ida could threaten the Gulf Coast as a tropical cyclone by Tuesday, with winds of 40 to 60 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center today issued a hurricane watch from Grand Isle, La. to the Mississippi-Alabama border. Full Article at Biloxi Sun Herald

MIAMI — A hurricane watch has been issued for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi as Hurricane Ida begins making its way through the Gulf of Mexico toward the U.S. Ida could reach the northern Gulf Coast by Tuesday. Full Article at Huffington Post

MIAMI (CBS) ― Parts of coastal Louisiana and Mississippi are now under a Hurricane Watch as Hurricane Ida makes its way through the Gulf of Mexico, reports CBS station WFOR-TV. Full Article at CBS2 Chicago