The man is seen topless, waving the flag despite the pouring rain, 150mph winds, and the storm now being classified as a Category 4 hurricane.
Florida officials had predicted Ian, a Category 4 storm with winds just shy of Category 5, would produce a"catastrophic" storm surge, which the National Hurricane Center describes as"an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tides."
"Along the coast, storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane," the NHC's website says. Hurricane Katrina is often pointed to as the most notable example of the devastation caused by a storm surge.on Wednesday said he had spoken to President Biden about the hurricane and the President said said he would provide help.
Water creeping up to the first floor our our hotel. Looks like the inside of the Titanic. Cars are fully underwater
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