Tropical storm Florida

Areas of Florida's east coast hit hard by Ian could see more flooding, beach erosion and high winds. Weather could begin deteriorating Tuesday.

It grew to a monster Category 5 storm before hitting Honduras, then hooked around and cut across the Gulf of Mexico to make landfall near Naples as a tropical storm on Nov. The other November hurricane to hit Florida was the 1935 storm nicknamed the Yankee because of its unusual approach from the north. It was born near Bermuda, rode the underbelly of the Bermuda High toward the coast of the Carolinas, but was then picked up by the clockwise swoop of another high-pressure system that pushed it into Miami on Nov. High pressure to the north and the sprawling area of low pressure to the south will grate against each other to send speeding winds at the coast for several days. Mitch slogged across the Glades and left the state near Jupiter, flooding homes from Boynton Beach to Boca Raton with relentless rain. “Regardless of intensity or exact path of the system, Floridians are reminded to prepare for an increased risk of coastal flooding, heavy winds, rain, rip currents and beach erosion,” emergency management officials said. It did a loop in the Gulf of Mexico and made a second Florida landfall four days later near Cedar Key. The most recent tropical cyclone to reach Florida in November was Eta, which made landfall Nov. That will create a large area of fetch for building waves that could reach heights at the coast of 12 to 15 feet from Palm Beach County through the Treasure Coast, according to the National Weather Service. “It is critical for Floridians to review their disaster preparedness plans and follow all directions from local officials in anticipation of potential impacts.” “Hurricane season is apparently not done with us yet,” said Michael Brennan, acting deputy director of the NHC, in a briefing Sunday. Weather conditions are expected to begin deteriorating Tuesday with coastal flooding and gusty winds from Jacksonville to Miami.