
The storm made landfall in the Pinar del Rio province, which is just west of Artemisa. “This is part of living in paradise – knowing that once in a while these storms come at you.”Ī plantain farm in Artemisa, Cuba, on Tuesday is brought down by the winds of Hurricane Ian. “I’m a Floridian, and we know how to deal with hurricanes,” Johnson said. She said she would escape to the second floor if sea water surges inland, and had a generator if power goes out. Kelly Johnson was preparing to hunker down at her home two blocks from the beach in Dunedin, west of Tampa. “Tampa has been lucky for 100 years, but it’s a little scary now.” “It’s a monster and then there’s the confusion of the path,” said Renee Correa, who headed inland to Orlando from the Tampa area with her daughter and dog. Rainfall near the area of landfall could top 18 inches. Petersburg, which could get their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.įorecasters said the storm surge could reach 12 feet if it peaks at high tide.

The area includes Fort Myers as well as Tampa and St. The hurricane warning expanded Tuesday to cover roughly 220 miles of Florida’s west coast. Ian’s forward movement was expected to slow over the Gulf, enabling the hurricane to grow wider and stronger. Ian was forecast to strengthen even more over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, reaching top winds of 140 mph as it approaches the Florida’s southwest coast.

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