HURRICANE IAN LATEST: Forecast shifts significantly east, with landfall now expected in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night into early Thursday morning as a Category 3. This would mark Tampa Bay’s first direct hit from a major hurricane since 1921.
As Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida, officials’ main concern is the threat of storm surge and catastrophic flooding, Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.People place shutters on their homes as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Ian on Sept. 27, 2022 in St Petersburg, Fla. Ian is expected in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.About 2.5 million Floridians are under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders, he said.
Tornado watches have been issued in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Naples and Key West as Hurricane Ian approaches.A tornado watch has been issued for South Florida through 5 p.m. Tuesday as Hurricane Ian closes in on Florida.Email this article The forecast has shifted significantly east, now with landfall expected in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night into early Thursday morning as a Category 3 hurricane.Slow-moving Ian is expected to drop more than 15 inches of rain from Tampa to Orlando.Hurricane Ian makes landfall after strengthening to major stormHurricane Ian made landfall over western Cuba early on Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.A view of the Morro castle in Havana, Cuba, Sept.
“Satellite and radar data indicate that the center of Ian has made landfall just southwest of the town of La Coloma in the Pinar Del Rio Province of Cuba at 4:30 a.m.,” the center said. Ian’s winds at landfall were estimated at a maximum of 125 mph, making the storm a Category 3 hurricane.People walk and bike under the rain ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ian in Coloma, Cuba, on Sept. 26, 2022.
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