The hurricane’s center struck Wednesday afternoon near Cayo Costa, a protected barrier island just west of heavily populated Fort Myers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamping city streets with water and smashing trees along the coast., a protected barrier island just west of heavily populated Fort Myers. The massive storm was expected to trigger flooding across a wide area of Florida as it crawls northeastward across the peninsula.
About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate southwest Florida before the storm hit. Though expected to weaken as it marched inland at about 9 mph, Ian’s hurricane force winds were likely to be felt well into central Florida.Deaths from the hurricane had already been reported in Cuba, where two people were killed as Ian tore into the island as a major hurricane Tuesday, bringing down the country’s electrical grid.
Ian had strengthened rapidly overnight, prompting Fort Myers handyman Tom Hawver to abandon his plan to weather the hurricane at home and head across the state to Fort Lauderdale. Waves crash along the Ballast Point Pier ahead of Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian's most damaging winds have begun hitting Florida's southwest coast as the storm approaches landfall. Florida residents rushed ahead of the impact to board up heir homes, stash precious belongings on upper floors and join long lines of cars leaving the shore.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Hurricane Ian latest path: Storm makes landfall in Florida with record surge, near CAT 5 windsJUST IN: North Carolina governor declares state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Ian's remnants hurricaneian
Lire la suite »
Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, strengthens to Category 3 as it targets FloridaHurricane Ian strengthened to a major hurricane Tuesday and has reached maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. The storm made landfall in Cuba and is now a Category 3.
Lire la suite »
Photos: Hurricane Ian batters Florida's Gulf CoastHurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph and gusts nearing 200, battered Florida Wednesday.
Lire la suite »
Gov. Ron DeSantis calls strengthening Hurricane Ian the 'real deal'Hurricane Ian gathered strength as it neared the Charlotte County coast and could slam into Florida as a devastating Category 5 storm with 155 mph winds.
Lire la suite »
Hurricane Ian latest path: Winds near CAT 5 as storm approaches FloridaHurricane Ian's winds increased to 155 m.p.h. as the storm rapidly intensified ahead of landfall in Florida where catastrophic damage was feared from storm surge, winds and flooding.
Lire la suite »