A rampaging Hurricane Ida ripped off a portion of the roof from the Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Galliano, Louisiana, on Sunday.

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Authorities said they had no immediate reports of injuries. Video posted to Twitter showed a large section of the roof peeling off and shredding as Ida's winds whipped through Galliano, about 30 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico and Port Fourchon, where Ida made landfall as a powerful Category 4 hurricane.

a car parked on a city street: A police car cruises through the French Quarter during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans. © Scott Olson, Getty Images A police car cruises through the French Quarter during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans.

Authorities said the hurricane's winds are as strong as a tornado in the area, and warned of further "catastrophic" wind damage and flooding as the storm moves inland toward more populated areas.

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Lafourche Parish Emergency Preparedness Director Chris Boudreaux told the USA TODAY Network that "a few" patients and staff were inside at the time. Hospital administrators told local media that patients had been moved to lower levels of the building before the damage occurred. 

Boudreaux said damaged homes and downed trees have also been reported in that area of Lady of the Sea, a brick 25-bed acute-care hospital. Hospital CEO Karen Collins confirmed the damage to the Lafourche Gazette.

Ahead of the storm, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said he was particularly worried about the damage Ida could cause to hospitals that are already struggling with COVID-19 patients. As of Sunday, only about 41% of the state's eligible population had chosen to be fully vaccinated, leading to many hospitals seeing heavy usage as sick, unvaccinated people sought care.

Contributing: Emily Enfinger, USA TODAY Network 

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Traffic is bumper to bumper on Interstate-10 westbound out of the greater New Orleans area before Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Jefferson Parish, La. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.
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Local residents fill sand bags as they prepare for the expected arrival of Hurricane Ida Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Gulfport, Miss.
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Michael Richard boards up Crescent City Pizza on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter before landfall of Hurricane Ida on Aug. 28, 2021.
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Long lines are seen at a gas station in Jefferson, La., as people prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Ida on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Forecasters now say Ida could be a major Category 3 hurricane with top winds of 115 mph when it nears the U.S. coast. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
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Boats and campers head out of the far eastern part of St. Bernard Parish as the Louisiana coast prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Ida on Friday, Aug. 27, in New Orleans.
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Gary Sullivan, of Gulf Hills, fills extra gas containers at Marathon Gas, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Ocean Springs, Miss., in preparation for Hurricane Ida.
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A subdivision in the city of Pass Christian, Miss., floods as rain falls, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, during preparations for Tropical Storm Ida.
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People stand in line to pick up sandbags at a city run sandbag distribution location at the Dryades YMCA in anticipation of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, La., Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane Ida rips off part of roof at Lady of the Sea hospital after Louisiana landfall

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