Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida as a category 4 storm
Source: NPR
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida's Lee County on Wednesday afternoon. The category 4 hurricane produced winds of 150 miles per hour and storm surge over 7 feet high in Naples before coming ashore.
The National Hurricane Center predicts Ian's high winds and rain will cause intense storm surge and flooding, resulting in catastrophic damage to homes and businesses. Storm surge in Lee and Charlotte counties could reach heights of 18 feet.
The National Hurricane Center's Acting Director Jamie Rhome said in an advisory that the time for evacuation has long passed. Those who remain in the storm's path need to hunker down in the center of their home and prepare for sustained devastating winds. The hurricane's eyewall reached Sanibel and Captiva islands, west of Fort Myers, shortly after noon.
A webcam on Fort Meyers Beach showed palm trees bending in the wind as waves toss furniture around in the surf. Ian is forecast to continue making its way northeast across Florida. The situation on the ground will likely get worse before it gets better, as high tide isn't until 7:06 p.m. Wednesday, which will contribute to storm surge conditions.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/28/1125601800/hurricane-ian-landfall-florida
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305 PM EDT 28 Sep -- Hurricane #Ian has made landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane near Cayo Costa, Florida with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph. The minimum pressure from Air Force Reconnaissance Hurricane Hunters was 940 mb.
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3:15 PM · Sep 28, 2022
Mainland landfall occurred at 4:35 pm EDT -
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435 PM EDT 28 Sep -- Hurricane #Ian has made mainland Florida landfall just south of Punta Gorda near Pirate Harbor.
Maximum sustained winds at this landfall are estimated at 145 mph.
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4:41 PM · Sep 28, 2022
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