• WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis requests aid from Biden as Hurricane Ian makes landfall

    WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis requests aid from Biden as Hurricane Ian makes landfall

    Sep 28, 2022 11:06 PM EST

    ... governors of Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina all preemptively declared states of emergency. Forecasters predicted Ian will turn toward those states as a tropical storm, likely dumping more flooding rains into the weekend, after crossing Florida. Associated Press contributors include Christina Mesquita in Havana, Cuba; Cody Jackson and ...

  • Hurricane Ian slams Florida's west coast as Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds

    Hurricane Ian slams Florida's west coast as Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds

    Sep 28, 2022 10:55 PM EST

    ... center moves inland, it'll sweep across the central portion of the state right here. And now we got red is hurricane warnings. Blue is tropical storm warnings.So you can see this large area of tropical-storm-force winds impacting almost the entire state of Florida, and then moving ...

  • Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm

    Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm

    Sep 28, 2022 07:30 PM EST

    ... storm got stronger and larger — 120 mph (193 kph) to 155 mph (250 kph) — with landfall just a few hours away. The size of the storm also grew, with tropical storm force winds extending 175 miles (280 kilometers) from the hurricane’s center. “With the higher intensity you’re going ...

  • Hurricane Ian approaches Florida just below windspeeds for Category 5 storm

    Hurricane Ian approaches Florida just below windspeeds for Category 5 storm

    Sep 28, 2022 01:58 PM EST

    ... of the shop and lifted other items up to above waist-high level. The precise location of landfall was still uncertain, but with Ian's tropical storm-force winds extending 175 miles (280 kilometers) from its center, flash floods were possible across the whole state. Hazards include the polluted leftovers ...

  • How warm water turbocharged Hurricane Ian in less than a day

    How warm water turbocharged Hurricane Ian in less than a day

    Sep 28, 2022 01:54 AM EST

    “In terms of impacts and climate change, yes, this season could be a harbinger of sort of what is to come,” said University of Albany hurricane scientist Kristen Corbosiero. “But it’s really hard to say that climate change has an impact on any one storm in terms of ...

  • WATCH: DeSantis warns Floridians to get out of Hurricane Ian's path, brace for extended power outages

    WATCH: DeSantis warns Floridians to get out of Hurricane Ian's path, brace for extended power outages

    Sep 27, 2022 10:38 PM EST

    ... reaching top winds of 130 mph (209 kph) as it approaches the southwest coast of Florida, where 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate. Tropical storm-force winds were expected across the southern peninsula late Tuesday, reaching hurricane-force Wednesday — when the hurricane's eye was predicted to make ...

  • 3 reasons why Hurricane Ian could cause major flooding in Florida

    3 reasons why Hurricane Ian could cause major flooding in Florida

    Sep 27, 2022 08:55 PM EST

    ... t take water risk into account, and flooding and storm surge are both major risks from Ian. As a meteorologist living in Florida, I study tropical storms and hurricanes. Here are three reasons Florida is facing a high risk of water hazards this week. The rainy side of the storm ...

  • WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives update on Hurricane Ian preparations

    WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives update on Hurricane Ian preparations

    Sep 27, 2022 02:28 PM EST

    ... Lee County’s county manager, said early Tuesday. “The best thing they can do is leave.” While Ian’s center passed over western Cuba, with tropical storm force winds extending outward 115 miles (185 kilometers), Cuba’s capital was getting rain and strong gusts Tuesday morning. Havana’s residents openly ...

  • WATCH: FEMA director says not to underestimate the potential impact of Hurricane Ian

    WATCH: FEMA director says not to underestimate the potential impact of Hurricane Ian

    Sep 27, 2022 01:52 PM EST

    ... I can tell you that our biggest concern as we wait for this storm to make landfall is storm surge. And I will note that storm surge is a leading cause of hurricane related fatalities." LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Ian With tropical storm-force winds extending 115 ...

  • News Wrap: Eastern Canada residents reeling after Fiona

    News Wrap: Eastern Canada residents reeling after Fiona

    Sep 25, 2022 09:45 PM EST

    ... Kipchoge broke his own world record in the Berlin Marathon. ... Geoff Bennett: Good evening. It's great to be with you. And at this hour tropical storm Ian is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean and bearing down on Cuba. The storm is forecast to reach hurricane strength as early as ...