Date uploaded: 2021-08-30 01:22:00

Hurricane Ida's winds tied for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the U.S. mainland when it slammed into Louisiana's coast on Sunday, snapping trees and flipping trucks. Its storm surge submerged cars, flooded streets and temporarily reversed the Mississippi River's flow near Belle Chase, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. 📸 Eric Gay, AP; Hunter Dawkins, AP; Michael DeMocker, For USA TODAY Network