HurricaneIan was forecast to intensify rapidly into a major hurricane, Category 3 or greater, as soon as late Monday, AccuWeather said.
Tropical Storm Ian is projected to make landfall in Florida as a hurricane as all counties in the state are now under a state of emergency.while roaring across the Caribbean toward Cuba and Florida.
Ian was forecast to intensify rapidly into a major hurricane, Category 3 or greater, as soon as late Monday, AccuWeather said. The storm could ultimately reach Category 4 status, which means sustained winds between 130 mph and 156 mph. "Expect heavy rains, strong winds, flash flooding, storm surge and even isolated tornadoes. Make preparations now," he said Sunday."Anticipate power outages. That is something that is likely to happen with a hurricane of this magnitude."If the storm struck as a Category 4 hurricane, it could cause"catastrophic" damage, with power outages that can last weeks or possibly months, according to the National Weather Service's description of storms that strong.
Limited flood impacts and rises on area streams and rivers are possible over northern Florida and portions of the Southeast mid-to-late week.NASA said Sunday that it was monitoring Tropical Storm Ian and would make a decision Monday on when or if it would roll back the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to the protection of the assembly building.
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