Tropical Storm Ian is expected to strengthen into a hurricane late Sunday or early Monday and eventually become a major hurricane before reaching western Cuba and later Florida. Forecasters are unsure exactly where Ian could make landfall in the state.
authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to coordinate disaster relief and provide assistance to protect lives and property. The president postponed a scheduled Sept. 27 trip to Florida due to the storm.
Cuban state media said emergency authorities have met to plan for the storm’s arrival and prepare for evacuations, though none had been ordered as of Sunday. The track forecast by the National Hurricane Center shows a major storm striking the far-western part of the island early Tuesday, close to the country’s most famed tobacco fields.
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