Hurricane Ian tracker

Hurricane Ian is making its way through the Gulf of Mexico with its sight set on Florida, and people all along the coast are concerned about how it will ...

The National Weather Service's Joel Cline wants residents to know when danger is coming. But he adds, "If people think of a hurricane as a dot and a city as ...

You take the heat from the tropics and you move it toward the mid-latitudes. That's physics: You've got a lot of heat at the equator and you don't have a lot of heat at the poles. So you have higher winds over a larger area in the hurricane and maybe not as high in the center. The way the planet handles that is, it takes heat and transports it. It has to go off to the northeast at some point in time. In the tropics, it goes east to west. And little differences will matter to people on the ground, where they live. Over the weekend, Ian's predicted path shifted briefly to Tampa, then far north to the Tallahassee area in the Panhandle — and then it moved south again. On Monday, for instance, it stressed that "there is still significant uncertainty in the track of Ian, especially in the 3-5 day time frame." While a map tends to highlight the eye of the storm, Ian is spinning hurricane-force winds up to 35 miles out from its center, with tropical-storm-force winds four times as far. "There's a reason we have this cone of uncertainty," Joel Cline, the tropical program coordinator for the National Weather Service, told NPR. First off, there are very few "easy" hurricanes to forecast and they're all different.

Much of the state is at risk of heavy rainfall, and the coast could see devastating storm surge, particularly around Tampa Bay.

Residents were encouraged to [check their evacuation zones](https://www.floridadisaster.org/knowyourzone/) and [identify the closest shelters](https://www.floridadisaster.org/planprepare/shelters/) before the storm arrives. [The Conversation](https://theconversation.com) under a Creative Commons license. Residents across Florida need to prepare for the risk of heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surge, isolated tornadoes and strong winds. If the storm is large enough, it could even generate storm surge on the eastern side of the Florida Peninsula, like Irma did along portions of northeast Florida. [see some storm surge and coastal flooding](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/102341.shtml?peakSurge#contents), especially as the storm nears land. The part of the storm east of the center of circulation generally has more cloud cover and more rain. The Tampa area forecast as of Tuesday, was for up to 10 feet of storm surge that could be pushed into Tampa Bay. But as Florida saw with Andrew, wind damage can be catastrophic in these smaller systems. Up to 3 feet of storm surge was expected for the Florida Keys and South Florida, but these amounts could also be higher, especially as Ian strengthens. Several areas, including around Tampa Bay, were under [evacuation orders](https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2022/09/26/hillsborough-orders-300000-evacuate/). Since land surrounds the Gulf of Mexico, there is nowhere for this water to go but inland. But the scale doesn’t take water risk into account, and flooding and storm surge are both major risks from Ian.

Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall along Florida's west coast sometime late Wednesday afternoon or early evening.

[Landfall is expected](https://www.fox13news.com/weather/hurricane-ian-category-3-tuesday-impacts) sometime after 3 p.m. Tuesday and 1 p.m. Between 5 p.m.

Ian made landfall over Cuba Tuesday morning as a major hurricane. It is forecast to intensify to a then move toward Florida as a Category 4 storm.

The storm was forecast to roll off Cuban and then strengthen over warm, Gulf of Mexico waters to a Category 4 storm. Updates.

Significant, prolonged river flooding is expected across central to northern Florida.] [Limited flash and river flooding is expected over portions of the Southeast into the mid-Atlantic mid-to-late week.] [WHAT IS STORM SURGE?: ] [It's often a hurricane's deadliest and most destructive threat](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/18/storm-surge-definition-hurricane-threat/9797051002/) [Florida National Guard called into duty] [Florida Gov. [strengthen to a Category 4 storm over warm, Gulf of Mexico waters](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/26/hurricane-ian-rapid-intensification/8119513001/). [Category 4 storms can cause 'catastrophic' damage] [If the storm struck as a Category 4 hurricane, it could cause "catastrophic" damage, and power outages could last weeks or months, according to the National Weather Service's description of storms that strong. [Hurricane categories, explained: ] [Breaking down the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind speed scale](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/19/hurricane-wind-speed-saffir-simpson-scale/9807231002/) [What is 'rapid intensification'? [Hurricane Ian tracker] [Ian will slow down over the Gulf, growing wider and stronger, “which will have the potential to produce significant wind and storm surge impacts along the west coast of Florida,” the hurricane center said.] [Ian was forecast to emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico](https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2022/09/26/hurricane-tracker-where-is-ian-headed/8118340001/) on Tuesday and approach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday and Wednesday night. The storm's winds were forecast to approach 140 mph by late Tuesday.] ] ["Rapid intensification" is a process in which a storm undergoes accelerated growth: The phenomenon is typically defined to be a tropical cyclone (whether a tropical storm or hurricane) intensifying by at least 35 mph within 24 hours. "Just go straight across the state to Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach." The Gulf is going to be very angry as this comes in." "Because of the size of the storm, it's kicking up a lot of surge. Along with the howling winds, parts of Central Florida could see 12-16 inches of rain with 2 feet possible in isolated areas. Hundreds of thousands of Floridians faced mandatory evacuation orders as the National Hurricane Center expanded the hurricane warning along more than 150 miles of the state's Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Ian is headed for the gulf coast of Florida after making landfall in Cuba. The hurricane is expected to bring storm surge and heavy rain to the ...

more frequently in recent years](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/09/29/record-us-hurricane-landfalls-climate/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_9). And last summer alone, [nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/04/climate-disaster-hurricane-ida/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_10). [seven safety tips to help you get ready for hurricanes](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/05/03/hurricane-safety-prepare-noaa/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_6). Read more about [how climate change is fueling severe weather events](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/10/22/climate-curious-disasters-climate-change/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_11). [intensified this fall with conditions prime for storms](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/17/hurricane-season-tropical-atlantic/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_1). For the seventh year in a row, hurricane officials expect [an above-average season of hurricane activity](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/05/24/noaa-atlantic-hurricane-outlook-2022/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_5).

The National Hurricane Center is anticipating "life-threatening storm surge" and "catastrophic winds" as Hurricane Ian is projected to make landfall on ...

Hurricane Ian knocked out all electricity in Cuba and barrelled toward Florida on Wednesday as 2.

A 70-year-old resident in the eastern Cuban city of Pinar del Rio, said: "Desolation and destruction. Kelly Johnson, who was preparing to ride out the storm at her home two blocks from a beach near Tampa, said she had an upstairs floor and a generator. The area is home to miles of sandy beaches, resort hotels, and mobile home parks. If Ian strikes Tampa, it would be the first hurricane to make landfall there since 1921. It is a big storm, it is going to kick up a lot of water as it comes in. It is a major, major storm."

The National Hurricane Center has warned of “life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding in the Florida Peninsula," with millions under ...

"This general motion with a reduction in forward speed is forecast tonight and Wednesday, followed by a turn toward the north on Thursday." 23 Florida State and 22nd-ranked Wake Forest, meanwhile, are “closely monitoring” the storm while expecting to play as planned in Tallahassee. So far, there has been no change for the game, which is scheduled for Sunday night at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. South Florida relocated its Saturday game against East Carolina from Tampa, Florida, to Boca Raton. And Stetson canceled its home game scheduled for Saturday. In college football, Florida moved its game against Eastern Washington from Saturday to Sunday. Algal blooms and other contamination can also impact their habitats after the hurricane has passed. In a 3 a.m. About 30 million tons of this slightly radioactive waste is generated every year, according to the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute. “We are extremely concerned about the potential impacts Hurricane Ian may have on phosphate facilities around the state,” Whitlock added. "This is a life-threatening situation. State officials, overseen by a court-appointed receiver, are working with a $100 million appropriation to shut down that long-troubled location.

State officials are urging residents in south Georgia and along the coast to review their emergency plans.

- "I would say we're anticipating what the storm is doing and just being open-minded to the track it's taking. - Kemp, Who also called up to 500 Georgia National Guard troops to assist, said yesterday he is confident about the state's preparations. [Camden](https://www.camden.k12.ga.us/quick_links/c_o_v_i_d-19_information)schools are closed beginning today. Details: A tropical storm warning has been issued for Glynn and Camden counties, home to the state's historic barrier islands. [according to Fox 5](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/hurricane-ian-tracking-path-georgia-florida-cuba-landfall). [hit](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/27/cuba-electrical-outage-hurricane-ian-damage/) Cuba with up to 125mph sustained winds on Tuesday and is projected to make landfall near Tampa this afternoon.

The National Hurricane Center is anticipating "life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, and flooding" in Florida on Wednesday as now Category 4 ...

Hurricane Ian will be felt for about 36 hours in Florida after making landfall in southwest Florida. Here are the projected impacts across the state's Gulf ...

"A couple of days ago, the track was ‘Hey, Tampa Bay is going to get 10-15 feet storm surge,'" Osterberg said. "The hurricane wind field in Ian is almost three times larger than it was in Charley," Osterberg said. Say it makes landfall in Port Charlotte, then you're going to see this big wall of water coming up into the Fort Myers, Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, up into these rivers," Osterberg said. "The tropical storm force wind is almost 2.3 times large. The hardest-hit areas will be Venice and south of it. Inland, the winds will ramp up later Wednesday afternoon and into the night. "When you do that and throw a 75 mph wind, what happens? That will happen in Polk, Hardee, DeSoto and Highlands counties tonight." "They drop, and they come back up before we can even tell you about that. "As these storms spin on shore, you get this little, quick spin-up tornadoes, and they happen so fast sometimes," Osterberg explained. Despite the track shifting, the massive storm's wind bands will still reach Tampa Bay. Just relax."

Hurricane Ian is forecast to make landfall Wednesday afternoon on the west coast of Florida as an 'extremely dangerous' storm. Live updates.

It will slam much of the state with [life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2022/09/27/hurricane-ian-impacts-could-felt-weeks-heres-why/10443192002/), the National Hurricane Center said. [WHAT IS STORM SURGE?: ] [Explaining a hurricane's deadliest and most destructive threat](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/18/storm-surge-definition-hurricane-threat/9797051002/) [FEMA readies search and rescue teams] [Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Deanne Criswell says her biggest concern with Hurricane Ian is the expected storm surge and inland flooding from heavy rains as the storm crawls across Florida over the next two days.] [“It's bringing with it a lot of rain and it's going to move slowly, which means people that are in the path, they are going to experience the impacts for a long period of time,” Criswell told CNN on Wednesday morning. Glyn and Christine Williams of London were told to leave their hotel near the beach when evacuations were ordered. Another possible tornado also was reported in Broward County.] [WHAT IS THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SPEED SCALE?] [Breaking down the hurricane category scale](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/19/hurricane-wind-speed-saffir-simpson-scale/9807231002/) [Heavy rains, flooding to spread into Georgia, South Carolina] [Heavy rainfall will spread across the Florida peninsula through Thursday. Disney World theme parks and Sea World in Orlando all closed ahead of the storm. later this week and this weekend.] ["Widespread, life-threatening catastrophic flooding is expected across portions of central Florida with considerable flooding in southern Florida, northern Florida, southeastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina," the service said in an advisory.] [Georgia Gov. A couple from England on vacation in Tampa found themselves faced with riding out the storm at a shelter. [Too late to flee for some] [DeSantis warned the highest risk was along the west coast counties of Collier, Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota. "If you are in any of those counties, it's no longer possible to safely evacuate," DeSantis said. [poweroutage.us](https://poweroutage.us/). "It is going to have major, major impacts in terms of wind, in terms of rain, in terms of flooding," Gov. [AccuWeather](https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/live-news/ian-strengthens-to-category-4-hurricane-as-it-nears-florida/1252749) forecasters predicted landfall just northwest of Fort Myers, between Don Pedro Island and Boca Grande, around 4 p.m.

The National Hurricane Center is anticipating "life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, and flooding" in Florida on Wednesday as now Category 4 ...

CAYO COSTA, Fla. -- Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamping city ...

That's my absolute commitment to the people of the state of Florida." Some decided to try and ride out the storm. We are more used to the 2s and 3s." I just don't see the advantage of sitting there in the dark, in a hot house, watching water come in." In Naples, the first floor of a fire station was inundated with about 3 feet (1 meter) of water and firefighters worked to salvage gear from a firetruck stuck outside the garage in even deeper water, a video posted by the Naples Fire Department showed. The flood water had just started to flood cars and homes. He headed across the state to Fort Lauderdale. Ian's strength at landfall tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane when measured by wind speed to strike the U.S. Ron DeSantis said, urging people in Ian's path along the Atlantic coast to rush to the safest possible shelter and stay there. The Category 4 storm slammed the coast with 150 mph (241 kph) winds and pushed a wall of storm surge accumulated during its slow march over the Gulf. Still, storm surges as high as 6 feet (2 meters) were expected on the opposite side of the state, in northeast Florida. "I literally couldn't stand against the wind," Pritchett wrote in a text message.

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Florida's southwestern coast on Wednesday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour ...

Additional counties not shown on this map have issued voluntary or recommended evacuation orders. For counties with at least 1 percent of customers without power. Source: PowerOutage.usNote: As of 8:00 p.m. Estimates are for Sept. Eastern on Sept. Storm surge is an abnormal rise of water, caused by strong winds from a storm pushing water toward the shore. Miami Tampa Orlando

Florida is bracing for catastrophic storm surge, winds and floods as Hurricane Ian closes in on the Gulf Coast Wednesday morning as a Category 4 storm.

The remnants of Hurricane Ian could start to impact parts of New Jersey on Friday night and the New York City area on Saturday.

between Friday and Sunday, the hurricane center said. "The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide." The National Hurricane Center expanded its hurricane warning to include Bonita Beach north through Tampa Bay to the Anclote River. The storm grew into a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 155 mph before it hit Florida. Fort Myers is in the hurricane zone, and Tampa and St. NEW YORK - Hurricane Ian strengthened to a Category 4 storm and slamming into Florida on Wednesday.

For perspective, at Category 4, Ian had SUSTAINED winds of 240km/h at landfall – stronger than any storm system that could ever impact New Zealand. Five hours ...

Tampa – the biggest city in the west – hasn’t had a storm this big for over 100 years. Five hours later – and over central inland Florida – Ian had weakened to a Category 3 storm, but still has sustained winds of 185km/h – again, stronger than anything NZ could experience. For perspective, at Category 4, Ian had SUSTAINED winds of 240km/h at landfall – stronger than any storm system that could ever impact New Zealand.

Hurricane Ian has made landfall along the Florida gulf coast. Watch live cam footage of scenes from Tampa, Englewood and other places experiencing storm ...

more frequently in recent years](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/09/29/record-us-hurricane-landfalls-climate/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_9). And last summer alone, [nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/04/climate-disaster-hurricane-ida/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_10). [seven safety tips to help you get ready for hurricanes](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/05/03/hurricane-safety-prepare-noaa/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_6). [intensified this fall with conditions prime for storms](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/17/hurricane-season-tropical-atlantic/?itid=lb_the-atlantic-hurricane-season_1). The storm is expected to to cause historic damage and will impact nearly all of the state, [including several major cities](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/27/hurricane-ian-forecast-florida-southeast-cities/?itid=lk_inline_manual_1). [Hurricane Ian](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-florida-tracker-live-updates/?itid=lk_inline_manual_1), a storm of nearly Category 5 strength with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, is barreling across Florida after making landfall just after 3 p.m.

The National Hurricane Center said Ian, which is heading toward Florida's northeast Atlantic coast, was still capable of “catastrophic storm surge, winds, and ...

The hurricane center also warned of a potentially “life-threatening storm surge” along the coasts of northeast Florida, Georgia and South Carolina for Thursday and Friday. [a high risk](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/035748.shtml?ero#contents) of flash flooding Thursday morning. Swaths of central Florida, including Orlando, face

The storm, which is on track to weaken to a tropical storm, was forecast to continue lashing the state for most of Thursday before heading out into the Atlantic ...

] [Nearby ] [Fort Myers saw intense storm surge](https://twitter.com/WxBrenn/status/1575253395304288271) flooding coastal communities and the area around WINK News, a local CBS affiliate. Staff members used towels and plastic bins to try to mop up the sodden mess. [Videos showed water ](https://twitter.com/10TampaBay/status/1575287781278076932)reaching car windshields in the studio's parking lot and some of the storm surge leaking into the building. [Here's the outlook.](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/280856.shtml) [Hospital roof partially torn off, fire station flooded: Damage in Florida ] [Parts of Florida's Gulf Coast saw major damage as Hurricane Ian swept through the state, damaging buildings and homes and flooding communities.] [Water coursed through the streets of Naples, creating giant waves that made roads impassable and flooded the city’s fire department. "When I opened the door, my apartment was destroyed." ](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/weather/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-major-damage-kings-point-near-delray/10447519002/) Meteorologists with the National Hurricane Center say it will then turn northwest toward Georgia and South Carolina. "I felt things blow past my head and face," resident Jim Travis said. [See the map.](https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2022/09/26/hurricane-tracker-where-is-ian-headed/8118340001/) [Sign up here for text updates](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-florida-storm-text-message-updates-sign-up-page/10450922002/) on Hurricane Ian. history](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-live-updates-tracker-path-forecast/10447576002/). [Click here for a lite version of this page with a quicker load time](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-live-update-florida/10454266002/).