Ida likely to reform, head for Cancun and U.S.

Ida likely to reform, head for Cancun and U.S.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression on Friday and forecasters said it had some chance of regaining force and heading toward the U.S. via the Gulf of Mexico.

Ida had winds of 75 mph when it hit the central Nicaraguan coast on Thursday, but it quickly lost force as it slogged inland and winds were down to about 35 mph Friday morning, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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