Hurricane Ian update

Ian could bring up to 18 feet of storm surge to southwest Florida, which would be catastrophic.

* A storm surge warning is in effect from the Suwannee River southward to Flamingo, Tampa Bay, the Lower Florida Keys from Big Pine Key westward to Key West, the Dry Tortugas, from Flagler/Volusia Line to the mouth of the St. The hurricane center said that on the forecast track the center of Ian will make landfall later today, then track over central Florida tonight and Thursday. Hurricane warnings stretched up the west coast of the Florida peninsula on Wednesday. Mary’s River to South Santee River. “Preparations to protect life and property should be urgently rushed to completion.” As of 9 a.m.

Storm makes landfall near Cayo Costa along the south-western coast of Florida with winds close to 150mph.

“So that does not mean that we are out of danger with Hurricane Ian. That’s where the majority of the injuries happen,” she warned, citing downed trees, fallen power lines and standing water. You’re going to have a massive amount of power hitting that coastline with really, really strong winds. Have we had big storms that left a lot of water and flooding? “So please, please be aware that we are not out of danger yet. Joe Biden said earlier today that he had spoken with the Republican governor, and promised his “absolute commitment” to provide federal resources. With Hurricane Ian making landfall earlier this afternoon, the numbers are expected to change. As the storm passes through, winds in its eastern and lower half will shove water back toward land — and inland — at a prodigious rate,” NPR explains. We will remain closed Thursday and anticipate reopening on Friday, Sept. That is going to do a lot of damage. “Our destination, including CityWalk, will close on Wednesday, Sept. Have we had storms as strong as this hit Florida?

We get the latest on Hurricane Ian, discuss Florida's rickety property insurance market, hear about a new book on the refugee crisis written by Jacksonville ...

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Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida as a dangerous Category 4 storm, according to the Wednesday, 5 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center ...

Hurricane-force winds are expected to continue to spread inland into Central Florida and along the east-Central Florida coast overnight through early Thursday. [University of Florida campus in Gainesville will be closed](https://news.ufl.edu/2022/09/uf-campus-closure/) Wednesday, Sept. The weather will continue to deteriorate through Thursday, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Jacksonville. Heavy rainfall will spread across the Florida peninsula through Thursday and reach portions of the Southeast U.S. It is expected to move over Central Florida during the next day and emerge into the western Atlantic later Thursday. As a result, tropical storm winds are expected to continue Wednesday night across Northeast and North Central Florida, which includes Alachua County.

Hurricane Ian from NOAA GOES-16 Satellite. Local Closings and Cancelations. NC Zoo – The North Carolina Zoo will be closed to the public on Fri, Sept. 30 and ...

Tropical forecast models are notoriously unreliable more than 24 hours out so there is still considerable uncertainty as to the exact track Ian will take and therefore the expected effects, we here in the Triad can expect. Wind– The earliest reasonable time of arrival of tropical storm force winds, mainly in gusts (should they happen) is during the daylight hours on Friday. - NC Zoo – The North Carolina Zoo will be closed to the public on Fri, Sept.