Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida after hitting Cuba

Hurricane Ian A Danger in Florida

Havana, September 27 (H): Hurricane Ian hit Cuba as a category-2 hurricane. The cyclone is currently located on the west coast of the country. As a result, heavy rains and strong winds are blowing on Tuesday. 50 thousand citizens have been evacuated from the area. Hurricane Ian, which hit the west coast of Cuba, will make landfall in Florida, USA.

Currently it is in Category-II status. It may upgrade to Category-4 by the time it hits Florida. Officials in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba fear massive damage due to Cyclone Yan.

Officials in Cuba's Pinar del Rio province said 55 shelters had been set up to evacuate residents. Emergency crews have started working. Urgent measures have also been taken to protect crops in Cuba's main tobacco-growing regions. The country's National Hurricane Center has predicted that Cyclone Ian could hit Florida tomorrow Wednesday after passing over Cuba. More update

Heavy rain and gusty winds are likely to hit Florida from Tuesday afternoon. The storm may cause flooding in several areas of Florida. As a result, several lakh residents of the state may be evacuated. In the meantime, US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Florida. State Governor Ron De Santis also declared a state of emergency in all cities, including low-lying areas.

Will cyclone Ian hit Orlando

Hurricane Ian grew right into a Category three machine Tuesday with a five-day cone of uncertainty that tasks it to develop into a main Category four typhoon off the coast of Florida withinside the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

As of eleven a.m. Monday, the typhoon changed into placed withinside the Gulf of Mexico with a hundred and fifteen mph winds. It’s projected to end up a main Category four typhoon with one hundred thirty mph winds and a hundred and fifty five mph gusts and circulate in the direction of Florida with capacity landfall via way of means of Wednesday night.

The path, that has had projected landfall shift north and south on the coast since Friday as of weekday morning appears like a probable landfall south of urban center Bay. the trail is mindful  cyclone Charley, which created a devastating landfall in Port Charlotte before cutting across the state together with metropolis in 2004.

the most recent forecast has the system’s center a robust class three hurricane before landfall with a hundred twenty five mph winds and a hundred and fifty five mph gusts over the coast close to Venice south of town by eight p.m. Wednesday.

The storm’s growing wind field has cyclone-force winds that stretch out thirty five miles and tropical-storm-force winds out a hundred and forty miles, however that’s expected to grow before landfall, and Central Sunshine State can possible begin feeling winds long into Wednesday. More update

All of Central Florida together with city stay formally at intervals the NHC’s cone of uncertainty. The National Weather Service issued inland  tropical storm warnings for Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, James Knox Polk and Seminole counties whereas Volusia County is below a tropical storm watch. Sumter, Polk and Lake counties are under hurricane watches.

Floridians got to keep track of changes within the track, that come back each six hours from the National cyclone Center, at five a.m., eleven a.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. the middle conjointly provides intermediate advisories between those forecasts with updates in sustained winds, direction and current location.

And impacts will occur outside of the cone of uncertainty, which is engaged a lot of toward wherever the center of the storm can doubtless be.

Hurricane-force winds and tropical-storm-force winds can extend out 100-200 miles in several cases.

As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the NHC’s wind predictions are that Central Florida has a 90-100% chance it will see tropical-storm-force winds within five days.

Rainfall can also be an issue, as tropical storms can bring the threat of flooding, especially if they are slow-moving systems. The National Hurricane Center projects central west Florida will see between 12 to 16 inches, with local maximum amounts up to 24 inches.

Much of Central Florida has experienced above heavy rainfall over the past two weeks, which will increase the likelihood of flash flooding conditions with the anticipated heavy rain.

And the NHC is warning of tornadoes possible beginning Tuesday on the Florida peninsula as the outer bands of Ian make their way north.