this eye hurricane ian touched the ground this Wednesday near Cayo Costa in southwestern Florida, 150 mph windreported the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). Ian, corresponding to the winds category 4 Despite the Saffir-Simpson scale touch 5It has been described by the NHC as an “incredibly dangerous” cyclone.
In addition to hurricane-force winds, Ian is already producing storm surges across the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern Florida. causes sea levels to rise and flood coastal areas, in addition to torrential rains in most of the state and hurricanes in areas surrounding Miami. Also download heavy rains in most states and hoses In areas surrounding Miami where two people were hospitalized.
Tourist towns such as Fort Myers, Captiva Island, and Sanibel are in the hurricane-hit area.
orbit
On the way to guess, Ian’s center Moves inland from Florida emerging over the western Atlantic tonight and Thursday morning and Thursday afternoon. Ian will turn north on Friday and approach Florida’s northeast coast, in addition to the Georgia and South Carolina coasts, on Friday afternoon.
although expected weakening of the winds Ian could be close to hurricane strength after making landfall as it moves over Florida’s east coast tomorrow and approaches northeast Florida, Georgia and South Carolina on Friday.
The previous major hurricane to impact Florida was Michael in 2018. Michael made landfall in Mexico Beach (northwest of the state) on October 10, 2018 with category 5 winds of more than 257.4 km/h, causing sea level rise. up to 4.2 meters.
While domain is clearly the worst part, in practice All of Florida affected To a greater or lesser extent by Ian. According to the Federal Department of Emergency Management (FEMA), all 67 counties in Florida have been declared a state of emergency since Monday, with 18 ordering mandatory evacuations before Ian arrived.
Shelters, full
When Ian arrived, the bunkers were full and closed in the impact zone, and thousands of people chose to leave the coastal areas and move inland to protect their lives. A few hours before Ian’s arrival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, “Safely evacuated” was no longer possible, asking him to pray for those who decided not to leave their homes. in mandatory evacuation zones.
a few tornadoes
Several tornadoes associated with Hurricane Ian have at least separated two people were injured and some planes were destroyed, as an anticipation of “catastrophic” scenarios where the meteor will leave. The National Weather Service (NWS for English acronym) confirmed that one of the hurricanes passed through the city of Kings Point in Palm Beach County on Tuesday night, in more than 55 communities and two people were hospitalized for injuries sustained, according to local media.
The NWS confirmed Wednesday that the hurricane tore apart the Kings Point Delray community, which is home to people 55 and older, on Tuesday night. About 30 people were evacuated from that neighborhood after a building in Kings Point was deemed unsafe due to hurricane damage, Media added, adding that the clinical status of the people who were hospitalized is currently unknown.
On the other hand, how did channel 4, local CBS, pick up on the footage? a hurricane knocked down several small planes at the airport Perry Airport is in Pembroke Pines, in Broward County (southwest Florida). At least two planes were completely destroyed, according to the footage.
Meanwhile, local media this Wednesday reported damage of varying severity caused by tornadoes in the city of Cooper City, Broward. There, the outer bands of Hurricane Ian broke up streets were completely flooded and some roads were closed Trees continued to fall due to multiple tornadoes that hit the city around 19:30 local time on Tuesday.