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DeSantis warns Hurricane Ian will bring ‘catastrophic’ storm surge, flooding

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ message on Hurricane Ian was clear on Tuesday morning: “It is now a major hurricane.”

Miami Herald · Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian rips roofs off in Cuba as Disney World shuts its doors ahead of storm

The Category 3 hurricane was about five miles south of the city of Pinar Del Rio, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said

Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022

Report: Hurricane Ian Forces Changes to SC, USF Games

One contest is on the move and the other is moving up in the week.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian's powerful winds to forecast intensity – here's what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are in the sky doing something almost unimaginable: flying through the center of the storm. With each pass, the scientists aboard these planes take measurements that satellites can’t and send them to forecasters at the National Hurricane…

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2022

What path is Hurricane Ian taking?

The now-Category 1 storm is heading towards South Carolina

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian with 125mph gales barrelling towards US as residents prepare for impact

The storm is scheduled to become a Category 4 hurricane before battering Florida on Wednesday as locals are leaving supermarkets empty as they rush to stock up on essentials

Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022

Cuba entirely without power after Hurricane Ian causes grid to collapse

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed late on Tuesday, local officials said, leaving the entire country in the dark shortly after Hurricane Ian plowed through the western end of the island leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian nears Florida: Airlines issue warnings for Brits ahead of 'storm of a lifetime'

Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Jet Blue and Spirt Airlines have all issued weather waivers while Disney World has plans to evacuate some guests

Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022

Floridians in the hurricane's path don't need to go far to get to safety, mayors say

St. Petersburg and Tampa are preparing for what could be their first direct hit by a major hurricane in over a century. Officials there are urging people to comply with evacuation orders immediately.

WEKU · Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cuba as Category 3 storm

A strengthening Hurricane Ian’s rain and winds lashed Cuba’s western tip, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it roared on a path that could see it hit Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane.

France 24 · Sep 27, 2022