Hurricane Ian nears Category 5 with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph as governor warns of ‘nasty’ days ahead
“This is going to be a nasty, nasty day” and more will follow, Gov. Ron DeSantis told a news conference early Wednesday as the massive storm caused widespread power outages. He said 5,000 Florida National Guard members and 2,000 more from neighboring states were activated. Cuba —
after Ian severely disrupted the national electric system — began restoring electricity to its grid early Wednesday but warned that repairs will be slow.west coast and tropical storm conditions to nearly the entire length of the state. Although landfall is expected somewhere between Tampa Bay and Cape Coral, damaging winds, dangerous waves and flooding rain will be widespread.
More than 2 million people in Florida are under evacuation orders. The first significant hurricane to hit the Sunshine State since 2018, Ian is set to move slowly toward the coast, and its effects are expected to be felt into the weekend.
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