Ida was downgraded to a tropical depression late Monday afternoon more than 24 hours after making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Photos: Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana Montegut fire chief Toby Henry walks back to his fire truck in the rain as firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, Louisiana as Hurricane Ida passes on August 29, 2021. (MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana Bourg fire chief TJ Pellegrin asks a couple if they are okay after Hurricane Ida passed in Bourg, Louisiana, on August 29, 2021. (MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana Debris is seen in an intersection in downtown on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana Michael Brown, who is homeless, rides out Hurricane Ida from his bed under a highway overpass on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ida made landfall earlier today southwest of New Orleans. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana A dumpster tossed by gusting winds along Canal Street during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana Vehicles are damaged after the front of a building collapsed during Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ida made landfall earlier today southwest of New Orleans. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 29: Ann Colette Boudreaux comforts her grandson Abel ahead of Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Residents of New Orleans continue to prepare as the outer bands of the hurricane begin to cut across the city. Ida is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm later today. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (BRANDON BELL/Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath A man passes by a section of roof that was blown off of a building in the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay/AP)
Hurricane Ida aftermath An abandoned vehicle is half submerged in a ditch next to a near flooded highway as the outer bands of Hurricane Ida arrive Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Bay Saint Louis, Miss. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber/AP)
Hurricane Ida aftermath A vehicle drives through rain and high winds across Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2021 during Hurricane Ida. - Hurricane Ida made landfall as "an extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in Louisiana on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region. "Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana," the NHC wrote in an advisory. Ida struck the port, which is located 100 miles (160 kilometers) directly south of New Orleans, at 1655 GMT, packing maximum sustained winds estimated at 150 miles per hour. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 29: Utility workers play in the wind from Hurricane Ida as they wait for the storm to pass to begin repairs on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ida made landfall earlier today southwest of New Orleans. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath Tony Hilliard, left, and his family expose themselves to the elements as Hurricane Ida begins to make landfall, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay/AP)
Hurricane Ida aftermath A cyclist wears a face mask as they ride through rain and high winds on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2021 during Hurricane Ida. - Hurricane Ida made landfall as "an extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in Louisiana on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region. "Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana," the NHC wrote in an advisory. Ida struck the port, which is located 100 miles (160 kilometers) directly south of New Orleans, at 1655 GMT, packing maximum sustained winds estimated at 150 miles per hour. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath TOPSHOT - Rain comes down at a wall of sandbags in Montegut, Louisiana before Hurricane Ida lands on August 29, 2021. - Hurricane Ida was upgraded to a Category 4 storm as it stayed on course to hit New Orleans with maximum sustained winds reaching 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said Sunday. Ida was due to make landfall on Sunday, 16 years to the day Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern US city, flooding 80 percent of New Orleans, and leaving behind 1,800 casualties and billions of dollars in damage. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) (MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath Firefighters look out the window from a shelter as hurricane Ida passes in Bourg, Louisiana on August 29, 2021. - Hurricane Ida struck the coast of Louisiana Sunday as a powerful Category 4 storm, 16 years to the day after deadly Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern US city of New Orleans."Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana," the National Hurricane Center wrote in an advisory. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) (MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath High winds blow palm trees as Entergy Corp. electric utility company bucket trucks are staged on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2021 during Hurricane Ida. - Hurricane Ida made landfall as "an extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in Louisiana on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region. "Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana," the NHC wrote in an advisory. Ida struck the port, which is located 100 miles (160 kilometers) directly south of New Orleans, at 1655 GMT, packing maximum sustained winds estimated at 150 miles per hour. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath A truck is seen in heavy winds and rain from hurricane Ida in Bourg, Louisiana on August 29, 2021. - Hurricane Ida struck the coast of Louisiana Sunday as a powerful Category 4 storm, 16 years to the day after deadly Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern US city of New Orleans."Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana," the National Hurricane Center wrote in an advisory. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) (MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 29: The Boudreaux family sits on their front porch as they await the arrival of Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Residents of New Orleans continue to prepare as the outer bands of the hurricane begin to cut across the city. Ida is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm later today. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (BRANDON BELL/Getty Images)
Hurricane Ida aftermath Firefighters use a wet vaccum to soak up water leaking into a shelter as hurricane Ida passes in Bourg, Louisiana on August 29, 2021. - Hurricane Ida struck the coast of Louisiana Sunday as a powerful Category 4 storm, 16 years to the day after deadly Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern US city of New Orleans."Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana," the National Hurricane Center wrote in an advisory. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) (MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)
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Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm A man takes pictures of high waves along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Ida nears, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Spanish moss is seen and a darkening sky on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, La., in advance of Hurricane Ida, which is expected to make landfall today, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Jesse Perez, right, and Sergio Hijuelo check out the high waves on Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Ida nears, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Bourbon Street is near empty ahead of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP) (PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm John Kain, 62, of Arabi, tries to fly a kite in Hurricane Ida winds with a kite he just made out of a political campaign sign on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP) (CHRIS GRANGER/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm A man walks down a mostly deserted Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as the early effects of Hurricane Ida are felt, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm A man pulls a cart down a mostly deserted Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as the early effects of Hurricane Ida are felt, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Harrison County W Wittmann Road in Pass Christian, Miss. floods in the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 as a result of the arrival of Hurricane Ida. (Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP) (Hunter Dawkins/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm French Quarter residents gather last minute water and food from the Quarter Master store on Bourbon Street before the store closes ahead of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP) (PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Jesse Perez, center, and Sergio Hijuelo walk through flooded streets near Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Ida nears, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Highway 90 westbound in Pass Christian, Miss. overflows with flooding waters early as a result of the arrival of Hurricane Ida on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP) (Hunter Dawkins/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Cars drive through flood waters along route 90 as outer bands of Hurricane Ida arrive Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm A news crew reports on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain ahead of approaching Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Seeking higher ground from flooding, a car is parked on the Mississippi River levee just down river from New Orleans, back left, as Hurricane Ida arrives into Louisiana on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP) (CHRIS GRANGER/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Cars drive through flood waters along route 90 as outer bands of Hurricane Ida arrive Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm A man walks down a mostly deserted Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as the early effects of Hurricane Ida are felt, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Few motorists travel on the 1-10 ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP) (David Grunfeld/AP)
Photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm John Kain, 62, of Arabi, tries to fly a kite in Hurricane Ida winds with a kite he just made out of a political campaign sign on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP) (CHRIS GRANGER/AP)