LIVE COVERAGE: Crews are live in Florida as the eyewall of Hurricane Ian made its way onshore.
“You can’t do anything about natural disasters,” said Vinod Nair, who drove inland from the Tampa area Tuesday with his wife, son, dog and two kittens seeking a hotel in the tourist district of Orlando. “We live in a high risk zone, so we thought it best to evacuate.”
Ian’s slowed over the Gulf, enabling the hurricane to grow wider and stronger. Winds exceeding tropical-storm strength of 39 mph had already reached Florida by 3 a.m. Wednesday and hurricane-force winds were in Florida well in advance of the storm's eyewall moving inland, the Miami-based NHC center said.
The National Hurricane Center's hurricane warning was in effect for Chokoloskee to Anclote River, including Tampa Bay, and the Sebastian Inlet to the Flagler/Volusia County line. A hurricane watch was in effect for the Flagler/Volusia County Line to the South Santee River and Lake Okeechobee. A storm surge watch is in effect for Florida Bay, and the Florida Keys from Card Sound Bridge westward to east of Big Pine Key.
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