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How hurricane categories forecast the scale of destruction

Hurricane Ian approached Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday as a powerful storm just one rating shy of the highest category designation given to storms in the United States.

Reuters · Sep 28, 2022

Hurricane Ian sucked water away from Florida's coast as it moved north

Hurricane Ian delivered an eerie omen to coastal Florida residents Wednesday morning: Its winds pulled massive amounts of water out of Tampa Bay and other areas.

WEKU · Sep 28, 2022

Flooding, power cuts as Hurricane Ian crashes ashore in Florida

One of the most powerful storms to hit the US in years makes landfall in heavily-populated Gulf Coast region.

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2022

Hurricane Ian now a fierce Category 3 as track shifts south and early rains sweep Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian’s projected path shifted slightly Tuesday, on a track that would push the powerful storm to an earlier potential landfall south of the Tampa Bay area — a small but significant change for a Gulf Coast vulnerable to storm surge.

Miami Herald · Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian, now a fierce Cat 3, track shifts south as rains sweep Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian’s project path shifted slightly Tuesday, on a track that would push the powerful storm’s to an earlier potential landfall south of the Tampa Bay area — a small but significant change for a Gulf Coast vulnerable to storm surge.

Miami Herald · Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian rips roofs off in Cuba as Disney World shuts its doors ahead of storm

The Category 3 hurricane was about five miles south of the city of Pinar Del Rio, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said

Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian’s first bands are lashing Florida ahead of west coast landfall as a Cat 3

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian strengthened overnight into a major storm before making landfall over western Cuba, and an eastern tilt is set to take it into Tampa Bay as a powerful Category 3 Thursday morning.

Miami Herald · Sep 27, 2022

What path is Hurricane Ian taking?

The now-Category 1 storm is heading towards South Carolina

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Cuba entirely without power after Hurricane Ian causes grid to collapse

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed late on Tuesday, local officials said, leaving the entire country in the dark shortly after Hurricane Ian plowed through the western end of the island leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

Tropical Storm Ian to pound Cuba as it becomes a major hurricane

Tropical Storm Ian hurtled toward western Cuba on Sunday, prompting the government to evacuate tourists amid expectations of life-threatening storm surges as it turns into a hurricane on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022