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Ian was the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, and was the first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic since Lorenzo in 2019. [ 6 ] Ian originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of West Africa and across the central tropical Atlantic towards the Windward Islands .
Hurricane Ian was the third-costliest tropical cyclone on record, only behind hurricanes Katrina and Harvey in 2005 and 2017, respectively. Ian made landfall in western Florida and devastated the state before losing hurricane strength. Thereafter, Ian entered the Atlantic Ocean, intensifying to Category 1 strength, and hit the coast of South ...
Damage in Kings Point, Florida from an EF2 tornado which was spawned by Hurricane Ian. Tropical-storm-force sustained wind speeds with hurricane-force wind gusts were observed at Key West International Airport before 22:00 UTC (18:00 EDT) the same day; [54] [55] the city of Key West subsequently recorded its third-highest storm surge since 1913 ...
A satellite image of Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. A reanalysis by the NHC found that Ian was a Category 5 storm at this time but weakened shortly before landfall.
Holly Harmon places a rose into a memorial for victims of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. More than 100 died during the hurricane, with the greatest number in Lee ...
Alternating between hurricane and tropical storm strength, Ian hit Raleigh with winds topping out at 49 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall in the capital totaled slightly ...
Hurricane Ian, which tore across Cuba earlier this week, made landfall in southwest Florida Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph.
UPDATE 6 a.m.: Hurricane Ian is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds with the possibility of tornadoes and flooding to our area beginning later tonight and continuing through the day tomorrow.