Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to reach up to Category 4 hurricane strength before hitting Florida next week
Ian was located about 255 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, as of 6 p.m. Saturday and moving west at 16 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center."Significant strengthening is forecast during the next few days," the center said.The forecast shows Ian"as a major hurricane over the eastern Gulf when it is approaching the west coast of Florida," after briefly passing over Cuba at or near major hurricane strength, the center said Friday.
""The Florida Division of Emergency Management, working together with the National Hurricane Center to evaluate weather predictions, has determined there is a continuing risk of dangerous storm surge, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, strong winds, hazardous seas, and isolated tornadic activity for Florida's Peninsula and portions of the Florida Big Bend, North Florida, and Northeast Florida," the order states.
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