Hurricane Ian is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane later Monday.
A major hurricane is one that is rated Category 3, 4 or 5 on the "Make preparations now," DeSantis said at a news conference on Sunday. "I know a lot of people have been doing it throughout the state of Florida."
Hurricane Ian's forecast trended westward over the weekend, but that doesn't mean Floridians should let their guard down, explained Jamie Rhone, the Acting Director of the NHC. "I'm really concerned that people won’t take the threat seriously, especially for places like Tampa, Naples and Fort Myers. They are looking at the cone or the track, and it looks like it's offshore or west of them, and they are probably downplaying the impact," Rhone told FOX Weather. "But what I want to stress to those people is that it really doesn't take a ton of wind in this part of the country to push water onto the coast.
So while there continues to be some uncertainty, which is typical this far out in time, here's everything the
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