Hurricane Ian is expected to bring 'life-threatening' storm surges and up to 18 feet of flooding in some parts of Florida, weeks after Fiona knocked out power across Puerto Rico.
before causing major flooding in the Florida Keys Tuesday night, approached the state's coast as a Category 4 storm and was expected to strengthen to a Category 5 before making landfall.to hit the U.S., and the second in four years following 2018's Hurricane Michael, which killed 16 people.
The hurricane is expected to hit Charlotte County, south of Tampa, Wednesday afternoon, bringing what the National Weather Service warned will likely be"catastrophic" winds, storm surges, rainfall, and flooding. "These are the last hours to prepare or escape before conditions worsen and Ian arrives in south and central Florida," said the NWS at 7:30 am ET.that a"life-threatening" storm surge is expected in western Florida and called the satellite images of the approaching hurricane"heart-wrenching."
The storm is expected to make its way across Florida on Wednesday and Thursday, and Gov. Ron DeSantis has"This is a major, major storm" that will make an"indelible impact" on the state, the governor
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