This radar image was captured at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.
Be SAFE, folks.
Posted on 09/28/2022 6:30:00 AM PDT by rktman
AccuWeather forecasters are honing in on where -- and when -- Ian looks likely to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing with it dangerous storm surge, powerful winds and heavy rain.
Hurricane Ian, nearly a Category 5 storm packing 155-mph sustained winds, was bearing down on the Florida Gulf Coast Wednesday morning, threatening disaster from life-threatening flooding and wind damage and drawing comparisons to some of the most notorious hurricanes to ever blast the state. AccuWeather forecasters continued to hone in on precisely where landfall will occur and have upped the storm’s rating on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes to a 5 -- the scale’s highest designation.
"There is the potential for Ian to hit as the strongest hurricane on record for the southwestern to west-central part of the Florida Gulf coast," AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said.
As of 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Hurricane Ian had maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, just 2 mph shy of Category 5 intensity. Ian was moving north-northeastward at 10 mph, and was about 60 miles southwest of Manasota Key, Florida. Hurricane-force winds extended outward 40 miles and winds of tropical storm force reached 175 miles from the center, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
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This radar image was captured at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.
Be SAFE, folks.
“Don’t venture down to the beach to see the surf.”
No? Surfers are yelling, “Cowabunga!”
Just drizzle rain here in beach towns south of Jacksonville. More rain and wind expected tomorrow.
windy & unsettled here on the Alabama gulf coast. Stay safe freepers!
It’s not our turn yet 😏
I see people driving in my area.
The trees are swaying back and forth.
When will Brandon come out and blame this on DeSantis COVID policies?
It’s coming, you know...
It’s about time for New Yorkers to go down and open the condo for their 183 day stay in Florida.
Ask the NY transplants “How do you like us now?”
Not to mention these tropical storms and hurricanes have the nasty habit of spawning tornadoes that are completely unpredictable......not to mention Florida is the #1 state for lightning strikes.
I have heard of people who will get in their car and literally follow funnel clouds or tornadoes, taking lots of pictures or maybe live streaming on youtube. Are there any equally crackpot people who are “fascinated” with hurricanes and willing to follow them around?
Oh, we remember it well.
Makes about as much logical sense as bleeding a patient with leeches. But, hey...it's Biden, so...
Heard surge may be 12 ft. Over single story homes if true.
Brandon needs to enlist the aid of pelousy..she knows how to control the planet.
She already saved it once
He should credit DeSantis for evacuating all of those illegals ahead of the storm.
Have family in Naples, Ft. Myers and Tampa. Not sure if worst has passed yet but Naples has not lost power and no significant flooding reported. Major fear now is for tornadoes and watch extends until 5 pm. Praying for worst to be over.
Y'all be safe down there, ya hear?
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