President Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida as the state faces a potential hurricane from what is now Tropical Storm Ian, the White House said.
The storm, currently in the central Caribbean Sea, is expected to become a hurricane by late Sunday and to become a major hurricane — meaning a Category 3 — by Monday or Tuesday, forecasters said.National Hurricane Center“Regardless of Ian’s exact track, there is a risk of dangerous storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rainfall along the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of next week,” the weather agency said in aGov.
Cayman Islands Premier Wayne Panton urged residents to get ready for the storm and to also check in on neighbors. Ian will move near or over western Cuba late Monday before getting into the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane center said. Cuba could get up to a foot of rain and the Cayman Islands could see up to 10 inches in some areas.
The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30, and so far it had been relatively quiet for southern Florida.
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