When our Dima Amro and Astrid Kayembe spoke to the weather service this weekend, a meteorologist raised the possibility of power outages in the Mid-South, a possibility that seems very real if one looks at what's going on in Louisiana. The wind gusts will be severe, heavy rain is expected and there is the possibility of some tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. Ida is expected to reach Memphis in the early afternoon as a tropical storm. There are more than 1 million utility customers without power in Louisiana, according to PowerOutage.US. Now Tropical Storm Ida is bearing down on the Mid-South after making landfall in Louisiana on Sunday afternoon. View Gallery: Hurricane Ida hits New Orleans and Gulf Coast
