Posted on 09/26/2022 3:02:30 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it barreled toward Cuba on a track to hit Florida’s west coast as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday.
Ian was forecast to hit the western tip of Cuba as a major hurricane and then become an even stronger Category 4 with top winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) over warm Gulf of Mexico waters before striking Florida.
As of Monday, Tampa and St. Petersburg appeared to be the among the most likely targets for their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
“Please treat this storm seriously. It’s the real deal. This is not a drill,” Hillsborough County Emergency Management Director Timothy Dudley said at a news conference on storm preparations in Tampa.
Authorities in Cuba were evacuating 50,000 people in Pinar del Rio province, sent in medical and emergency personnel, and took steps to protect food and other crops in warehouses, according to state media.
“Cuba is expecting extreme hurricane-force winds, also life threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall,” U.S. National Hurricane Center senior specialist Daniel Brown told The Associated Press early Monday.
The hurricane center predicted areas of Cuba’s western coast could see as much as 14 feet (4.3 meters) of storm surge Monday night or early Tuesday.
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They’re really downplaying the category of the hurricane at the current time and as it hits Cuba.
Hmmmm....I wonder why?
As usual the a pee is full of shit.......the weather channel isn’t even saying cat 4.
Unbelievable SMH
Setting up supergovernor DeSantis for failure.......it won’t work
Thank you ma’am.
Much appreciated.
Have been there (in a major hurricane’s path)....NOT fun!!
Stay safe, all!!
Amen.
The climate freaks are cheering....like a hurricane has never hit Florida before.
They are already preparing the "Blame DeSantis" stories.
Yep, just heard “supply chain issues” and it taking longer for repairs
Thank you Jane. We are in the path here but it is suppose to be lessening by the time it is on us (latest Weather Channel is saying). We hope they are right about that.
The tidal surge is always a big problem with hurricanes as they move ashore.
“A surge of up to 10 feet (3 meters) of ocean water and 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain was predicted across the Tampa Bay area, with as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) inches in isolated areas. “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sB6f58leD0
“like a hurricane has never hit Florida before”
This will be worse than Katrina.......because DeSantis
Governors Rick Scott (now senator) and Ron DeSantis were terrific in the infrastructure recovery of Bay and Gulf counties after Cat 5 Hurricane Michael of October 2018.
What if a big one hit Pensacola on election day? It’s the reddest part of Florida. We need to move it up or delay the election. It would make the difference and the left would say f them.
This is gonna suck. Already getting rain from it in central Fl
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