As Hurricane Ian's landfall approaches, Chicago-area residents are rushing to get home from Florida.
Millions have been told to evacuate or shelter in place, but some Chicagoans that now live in Florida are deciding to ride out the storm.
Dennis Weil prepped his house for the hurricane before flying in to visit friends. The trip had already been planned; it's good timing for getting out of town, and Weil, who used to live in Chicago, is taking the hurricane in stride. Winds exceeding tropical-storm strength of 39 mph reached Florida by 3 a.m. and hurricane-force winds were expected in Florida well in advance of the eyewall moving inland, the Miami-based center said.
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