MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - A weakening Tropical Storm Ida lashed the U.S. Gulf Coast with drenching rain and high surf on Tuesday as it moved ashore after shutting down almost 30 percent of Gulf of Mexico energy production.
Ida, once a Category 2 hurricane, made its first U.S. landfall at around 6:40 a.m EST (1140 GMT) on Dauphin island, the barrier island off Mobile, Alabama, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 kilometers per hour).
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