Published 2 years ago

'A serious, dangerous situation': Hurricane Ian nears Category 5 strength

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Hurricane Ian’s “extremely dangerous” eyewall – just shy of Category 5 strength – is moving onshore in southwestern Florida, with the storm poised to inflict “catastrophic” winds, storm surge and flooding across a large portion of the state, forecasters say.

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CTV News

Hurricane Ian hitting Florida coast with 250 km/h winds, just shy of Category 5 status

Hurricane Ian's most damaging winds began hitting Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, lashing the state with heavy rain and pushing a devastating storm surge after strengthening to the threshold of the most dangerous Category 5 status.

2 years ago·Canada

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USA Today

Ian nears Florida landfall with 155 mph winds

Hurricane Ian's most damaging winds began lashing Florida with heavy rain and pushing a devastating storm surge after strengthening to just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status (Sept. 28)

2 years ago·United States

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Sydney Morning Herald

Hurricane Ian swamps Florida, trapping people in their homes

The hurricane hit south-west Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US, flooding streets and smashing trees along the coast.

2 years ago·Sydney, Australia

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Channel News Asia

Hurricane Ian nears Florida with nearly Category 5 power

VENICE, Florida: Hurricane Ian on Wednesday (Sep 28) began lashing Florida's Gulf Coast with powerful winds and drenching rain, prompting authorities to tell residents it was too late to evacuate as the eye of the storm inched toward shore with close to Category 5 power. At 11am ET, Ian was around 80km sou

2 years ago·Singapore

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CBS News

Hurricane Ian hit Florida as a Category 4. Only four storms in U.S. history made landfall as Category 5.

A Category 5 hurricane has winds of 157 mph or higher. These are the only four hurricanes in the history of the U.S. that have made landfall at that level.

2 years ago

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Shropshire Star

Hurricane Ian nears Florida landfall with 155mph winds

Hurricane Ian’s most damaging winds have begun hitting Florida’s south-west coast, lashing the US state with heavy rain and pushing a devastating storm surge after strengthening to the threshold of the most dangerous Category 5 status.

2 years ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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