Hurricane Ian's latest: Residents told to act 'now' as Florida braces for landfall

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LIGHTS OUT: The entire island nation of Cuba lost power after Hurricane Ian lashed the island Tuesday.

Hurricane Ian strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday morning, as its winds climbed to 140 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

The eye of the Category 3 storm was about 95 miles southwest of Naples, Florida, and was moving north-northeast at about 10 mph, officials said. The hurricane was “expected to cause life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding in the Florida peninsula,” the update said.Officials in Miami-Dade County suspended transit services at 1 a.m. ET on Wednesday, as Hurricane Ian approached Florida.

 

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BarbaraComstock Good Bless Florida

abc, check your reporting. I remember Hurricane Michael very well was after 2005.

I’m in the direct path of Ian Praying for our home, family and friends. The Lord will be our shelter

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