Hurricane Ian

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As Ian Bore Down on Florida, Political Barbs Continued

Storm didn't stop campaign ads from DeSantis, Demings, Rubio

(Newser) - On the one hand, seeing political ads on TV as a major storm rages outside your window might be a welcome distraction. Or, maybe you won't be in the mood to watch election-season nastiness as your roof shingles are getting ripped off by the wind. Apparently, several Florida politicians...

Video Shows Major Flooding, Destroyed Buildings in Ft. Myers

Florida city was hit hard by Hurricane Ian

(Newser) - Fort Myers, the southwest Florida city nearest to where Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday, experienced widespread destruction from one of the strongest storms ever to hit the state. One video shows floodwaters swallowing homes, one of which appears to have collapsed into rubble, the New York Post reports. Frank...

2M Without Power as Ian Swamps Florida
Ian Leaves Trail of Devastation
Sep 29, 2022 6:39 AM CDT

Ian Leaves Trail of Devastation

Hurricane was 5th-strongest storm ever to hit US; 2M without power, people trapped in homes

(Newser) - Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit, and knocking out power to 2 million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast. One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States barreled...

Tree Branch Trips Up Hurricane Ian Reporter
Tree Branch Trips Up
Hurricane Ian Reporter
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Sep 29, 2022 1:30 AM CDT

Tree Branch Trips Up Hurricane Ian Reporter

Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel wisely gives up his report

(Newser) - Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel is a human "symbol of severe weather," having reported from the center of all kinds of storms for more than three decades, notes USA Today . But mighty Hurricane Ian managed to knock him down. As Deadline notes and this video shows, a...

There Were Eerie Scenes in Tampa as Ian Approached

'Blowout tide' exposed seabed

(Newser) - As Hurricane Ian approached Florida before making landfall Wednesday, there were eerie scenes in Tampa and other areas where water receded, exposing the seabed. The phenomenon, in which strong winds blow water away from the coast, causing sea levels to drop, is known as a blowout tide or reverse storm...

Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall as a Category 4 Storm
Ian Makes Landfall as
Massive Category 4 Storm
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Sep 28, 2022 4:01 PM CDT

Ian Makes Landfall as Massive Category 4 Storm

Tampa area was spared a direct hit

(Newser) - This story has been updated with new developments. Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US, swamping city streets with water and smashing trees along the coast. The massive Category 4 storm's center struck Wednesday afternoon near...

Now a Category 4, Ian Barrels Toward Florida

Hurricane-force winds, rainfall of up to 18 inches, 'life-threatening' storm surges expected

(Newser) - Hurricane Ian intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm as it approached Florida, and forecasters predicted it would retain top winds of 140mph until landfall Wednesday afternoon. Tropical storm-force winds and rain were already hitting the state's heavily populated Gulf Coast, with the Naples to Sarasota region at...

Hurricane Ian Knocks Out Power to All of Cuba

Storm heading to Florida next

(Newser) - Cuba remained in the dark early Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out its power grid and devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it hit the island’s western tip as a major storm, the AP reports. Authorities were working overnight to gradually restore service to...

2.5M Ordered to Evacuate as Ian Approaches Florida

NHC warns of 'catastrophic' winds, flooding from Hurricane Ian

(Newser) - Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity, then churned on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters amid expectations it would strengthen into a catastrophic Category 4 storm. The National Hurricane Center said Cuba suffered "significant...

Jan. 6 Panel Delays Hearing as Hurricane Nears Florida

'We’re praying for the safety of all those in the storm’s path'

(Newser) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol announced Tuesday that it had postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday as a hurricane hurtled toward the Florida coast. The committee had planned to hold what was likely to be its final investigative hearing Wednesday afternoon, but members...

Hurricane Ian's Approach 'Near Worst-Case' for Tampa

'Just leave now,' Tampa mayor urges residents

(Newser) - The Tampa area is bracing for a direct hit as Hurricane Ian intensifies . The storm grew into a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall in Cuba on Tuesday morning, the AP reports. After lashing Cuba, the storm is expected to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico before bearing down on...

Hurricane Forecast Leads NASA to Put Moon Rocket Inside

Launch could be delayed until November

(Newser) - Hurricane Ian is prompting NASA to move its moon rocket off the launch pad and into shelter, adding weeks of delay to the lunar-orbiting test flight. Mission managers decided Monday to return the rocket to its Kennedy Space Center hangar. The four-mile trip will begin late Monday night and could...

Hurricane May Be Category 4 When It Hits Florida

Tampa, other coastal areas brace for Ian on Wednesday

(Newser) - Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it approached the western tip of Cuba on a track to hit the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday, per the AP . Ian was forecast to hit Cuba and then become an even stronger Category 4 with top...

Florida Is Bracing for a Major Hurricane

State of emergency declared ahead of the arrival of Ian in a few days

(Newser) - Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gained strength over the Caribbean and was forecast to become a major hurricane soon on a track toward the state, per the AP . DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two...

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