What We Know About Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian will bring a life-threatening storm surge along much of the Florida west coast, where a Storm Surge Warning has been issued, reports National Weather Service. Here’s the latest on Hurricane Ian: UPDATE: Sept 27 11:20am
  • Ian is now a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with sustained winds near 115mph with higher gusts
  • At 11am EDT,  the center of Hurricane Ian was located about 305 miles south-southwest of Sarasota, Florida.
  • Ian is moving toward the north near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue Tuesday. A turn toward the north-northeast with a reduction in forward speed is forecast Tuesday night and Wednesday.
  • On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, pass west of the Florida Keys later Tuesday, and approach the west coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area on Wednesday and Wednesday night. National Hurricane Center's Acting Director Jamie Rhome provides a live update on Hurricane Ian.
Original Story: Sept 26, 2022
    • The highest risk is from Fort Myers to the Tampa Bay region.
    • Hurricane-force winds are expected in west-central Florida beginning Wednesday morning. Heavy rainfall may cause flash, urban, and small stream flooding over Florida this week.
    • NWS says atmospheric and oceanic conditions remain very favorable for additional intensification during the next 24 hours or so, as Ian moves over the very warm waters of the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the southeastern Gulf of Mexico while the shear remains quite low.
    • At 500pm ET on Monday, the center of Hurricane Ian was located about 155 miles southeast of the western tip of Cuba. Ian is moving toward the north-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). A turn toward the north with a slightly slower forward speed is expected on Tuesday. A turn toward the north-northeast with a further reduction in forward speed is forecast on Wednesday.
    • National Hurricane Center intensity forecast calls for Ian to become a major hurricane before it reaches western Cuba early Tuesday. It is then forecast to reach its peak intensity over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico in 36 hours.
    • A look at Hurricane Ian Peak Storm Surge Forecast HURRICANE IAN Water levels along the immediate coast could reach the following heights above ground level within the indicated areas.
    • At 5pm Monday evening, the National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Ian was now a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Category 2 storms are classified as having 96-110 mph winds
    • The graph below shows the timing of tropical-storm-force-winds: HURRICANE IAN
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