After a hurricane-free August, Florida is bracing for fierce storms and flooding as Hurricane Ian reaches landfall on the state’s southwest coast. Follow Breitbart News for live updates on this breaking story. All times eastern.
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11:15 PM — The NHC’s 11 p.m. update has Hurricane Ian weakening with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. It continues to warn of “widespread, life-threatening catastrophic flooding, with major to record river flooding” in central Florida along with “considerable flooding in northern Florida, southeastern Georgia and eastern South Carolina” in the coming days.
11 PM ET #IAN update: Winds are now 90 mph, which makes Ian a Cat. 1 hurricane. Significant impacts continue in Florida. pic.twitter.com/MuOl36zhYi
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) September 29, 2022
11:01 PM — Over 1.8 million Florida residents have lost power, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s latest update.
9PM EST update: 1,840,891 residents remain without power as a result of impacts from #HurricaneIan. We have restoration crews on standby & ready to deploy.
Please shelter in place until local officials declare it is safe. pic.twitter.com/YDPxPDWJsr
— FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) September 29, 2022
10:16 PM — The latest models seem to be reaching a consensus, showing Ian exiting into the Atlantic in northeast Florida only to re-enter U.S. mainland somewhere along the Georgia-South Carolina border.
Brand new tropical model data coming in for #Ian… Here’s a look…
This is the latest info the NHC is using to work on their new cone; pic.twitter.com/24J4rOui1p
— Eric Burris (@EricBurrisWESH) September 29, 2022
10:12 PM — Northeast Florida is forecast to see up to 18 inches of rain as Ian ventures through the state. Meanwhile, the hurricane continues to batter the state’s west coast.
11″-19″ of rainfall yet to come from the top half of #HurricaneIan in Florida from Orlando to Daytona and Jax. NWS forecast: pic.twitter.com/F3Qf9eVZaE
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) September 29, 2022
The onshore winds on Charlotte Bay in Punta Gorda, FL pushing the surge in tonight. #Hurricane #Ian is still lashing the state of #Florida. Live coverage continues on @weatherchannel. @TWCChrisBruin pic.twitter.com/SClou7ZAyb
— Charles Peek (@CharlesPeekWX) September 29, 2022
9:20 PM — The St. Johns River is slated for “major” flooding Friday as the storm moves across the state.
River forecast levels for the St. Johns River is calling for major flooding beginning Friday. Stay with @WESH for updates! #weshwx pic.twitter.com/5HiX4hcn6P
— Tony Mainolfi (@TMainolfiWESH) September 29, 2022
8:38 PM — Satellite imagery shows the massive size of the storm, which still remained a major hurricane — a Category 3 — as of 8 p.m Eastern.
TROPICAL UPDATE: Latest imagery from @NOAA‘s #GOES16️as #Hurricane #Ian remains a major Category 3 hurricane as of 8 pm EDT tonight. Get the latest: https://t.co/tVU2sBnFSx #FLwx https://t.co/MgbKiuDSWv pic.twitter.com/pRsW1wn3qa
— NOAA Satellites – Public Affairs (@NOAASatellitePA) September 29, 2022
8:30 PM — DeSantis thanked 26 states for sending assistance to Florida.
Thank you to the 26 states that have answered our call for assistance with #HurricaneIan, specifically @GovernorKayIvey, @GovBillLee and @LouisianaGov.
Florida is grateful. pic.twitter.com/Vbq26Auzx7
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 29, 2022
8:16 PM — The Florida Division of Emergency Management said it received reports of 1,425,517 power outages across the state, as of 6 p.m. Eastern.
As of 6PM EST, we’ve received reports of 1,425,517 power outages. Our power restoration personnel are on standby & ready to respond as soon as it is safe to do so.
Please continue to shelter in place until #HurricaneIan passes & local officials deem it is safe. pic.twitter.com/ARYOHVdEx1
— FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) September 28, 2022
7:55 PM — The latest NHC advisory on Ian shows the storm battering the northeast portion of the state Thursday, hugging the coast for a reentry near the Georgia-South Carolina border.
7:31 PM — Another video shows what it looked liked as the eye of the storm moved over Punta Gorda.
The left side of the eye-wall of #Hurricane #Ian moving over Punta Gorda, FL now and it definitely has a punch. Coverage continues on @weatherchannel with team all over the area. #FLwx pic.twitter.com/t5spLOtB1o
— Charles Peek (@CharlesPeekWX) September 28, 2022
7:26 PM — DeSantis campaign spokeswoman Christina Pushaw noted that those areas do not have power or service “for the most part,” which could explain why the president was unable to reach them.
Those areas don’t have power or phone service for the most part.
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) September 28, 2022
7:07 PM — The White House says President Biden was unable to reach the mayors of Cape Coral and Sarasota and the chair of Charlotte County. According to the White House, Biden reached out to “let them know their communities have the full force of the Federal government as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida.” This comes on the heels of Biden deeming getting vaccinated a “vital part” of hurricane prep.
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