WATCH LIVE: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference as Hurricane Ian, now a Category 3, churns toward the state.
churns toward the state. Ian is now a Category 3 and is expected to become an even more powerful Category 4, with winds reaching 140 mph.
"Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Tropical Storm Warning area along the southwest coast of the Florida peninsula by this evening, and along the west coast north of the Tampa Bay area and along portions of the east coast of Florida on Wednesday," said the National Hurricane Center. Cuba's capital was getting rain and strong gusts, and Havana's residents openly worried about flooding ahead of the storm, with workers unclogging storm drains and fishermen taking their boats out of the water.
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