Tropical Storm Ian

Officials are urging Floridians to use this weekend to prepare for an intense hurricane to strike.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) [tweeted](https://eden.axios.com/editor/story/9cc16945-f13e-4c7e-b418-aa0014a9d599/) at 3am Friday that warnings were "in effect for what looks to be a historic storm for eastern Canada." [Biden admin to cover Hurricane Fiona recovery costs for next month](/2022/09/22/biden-admin-to-cover-hurricane-fiona-recovery-costs-for-next-month) early in the week. It could even set a national intensity record based on its minimum air pressure. [approved a major disaster declaration](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/22/biden-puerto-rico-disaster-declaration) for Puerto Rico and ordered federal aid to assist with recovery efforts. - NASA, for example, is slated launch its Space Launch System rocket from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday. [announced](https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=external&v=3245839882330893) Thursday that the federal government will cover 100% of costs for the next month as Puerto Rico recovers from [Hurricane Fiona](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/18/hurricane-fiona-flooding-power-grid-puerto-rico). [Deadly Hurricane Fiona lashes Bermuda ahead of expected Canada hit](/2022/09/23/hurricane-fiona-canada-bermuda) [Hurricane Fiona's](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/21/hurricane-fiona-strengthens-category-4-storm) powerful winds and heavy rains were pummeling Bermuda morning as the Category 4 storm brushed close to the Atlantic island en route to northeastern Canada on Friday morning. [dire predictions for this Atlantic hurricane season](https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2022/08/08/atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast)have not panned out in terms of storm activity, but that seems to be changing, fast. - A hurricane watch is in effect for the Cayman Islands, while a tropical storm watch is in effect for Jamaica. Maximum sustained winds were at 45 mph. - The differences between computer models concern the strength and placement of a dip in the jet stream, also known as a trough, forecast to develop across the Central and Eastern U.S.