Hurricane Ian continues to strengthen and is already impacting Tampa Bay. The National Weather Service has suggested residents there to shelter-in-place.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian has quickly intensified off Florida, gaining high winds of 155 mph, simply shy of probably the most devastating Category 5 hurricane standing. Ian is pushing a storm surge that might trigger catastrophic harm alongside the state’s closely populated Gulf Coast. Forecasters say the Fort Myers area is at highest danger of a surge that might attain 18 toes. Florida’s governor says it’s too late to flee that space, so individuals ought to “hunker down.” At least 2.5 million individuals had been ordered to evacuate. Florida has staged 30,000 linemen, city search and rescue groups and seven,000 National Guard troops prepared to assist as soon as the climate clears.
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National Hurricane Center Twitter Thread
Heart-wrenching to see a devastating hurricane like #Ian bear down on land. If you’re in its path, from alongside the coast and nicely inland, please keep protected!
Get the newest on Ian at https://t.co/0YBbXiBHbA pic.twitter.com/UwTK3CRUol
— NWS Director (@NWSDirector) September 28, 2022
9 AM EDT 9/28 Tropical Cyclone Update for Hurricane #Ian — @NHC_Surge has elevated peak storm surge inundation quantities as seen within the up to date textual content beneath.https://t.co/WlsRUwRrGz pic.twitter.com/aBC7DALUhc
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022
Time is shortly operating out for residents to hurry preparations to completion on the southwestern Florida peninsula as Hurricane #Ian nears.
Tropical-Storm-Force winds already starting to have an effect on coast. Conditions will quickly deteriorate & catastrophic wind harm is anticipated. pic.twitter.com/eHhEwPNLoY
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022
The newest Day 1 outlook from @NWSWPC highlights excessive danger of extreme rainfall throughout a big portion of the central Florida peninsula from #Ian.
Widespread, life-threatening catastrophic flooding is anticipated throughout this portion of Florida.
More information: https://t.co/pezKG4JGLF pic.twitter.com/la1LHPwMlN
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022
It also needs to be emphasised #Ian can be a long-duration flooding danger, highlighted by Day 2 & Day 3 extreme rainfall outlook.
Widespread extended main & document river flooding anticipated throughout C Florida & appreciable flooding spreading SE Georgia & coastal South Carolina. pic.twitter.com/fFqNpV4QF2
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022
Sep 28 7am EDT — Here are the important thing messages from the particular advisory issued on Hurricane #Ian.
Catastrophic storm surge inundation anticipated at the moment as Ian strikes ashore within the southwest Florida peninsula.
Latest: https://t.co/tnOTyg5UEw pic.twitter.com/cCHGT11wTF
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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