Ian becomes major Cat. 3 hurricane, Tropical Storm Watch for inland Miami-Dade, Broward

MIAMI – Hurricane Ian strengthened into a serious hurricane early Tuesday morning and made landfall over western Cuba.

In line with the Nationwide Hurricane Middle’s 5 a.m. advisory, Ian made landfall simply southwest of the city of La Coloma within the Pinar Del Rio Province of Cuba round 4:30 a.m.

Ian had sustained winds of 125 mph because it moved to the north at 12 mph.

NEXT Climate Chief Meteorologist and Hurricane Specialist Ivan Cabrera stated Monday that the storm’s winds and pace are anticipated to strengthen because it strikes into the very heat waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

“Effectively see these numbers go up with every passing advisory,” he stated, including that South Florida is already seeing heavy rain from the storm’s outer bands.

Heavy rain bands with gusty squalls arrived within the decrease Keys on Monday night time and can proceed spreading north throughout all of South Florida, together with Miami-Dade and Broward, all through Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Florida Keys may see 4 to six inches of rain, Coastal Southwest and Southeast Florida may see: 4 to six inches with some areas seeing as much as 10 inches. Central West Florida may get 6 to 12 inches, with some areas seeing as much as 20 inches, and the rest of the Florida Peninsula may get 4 to eight inches.

A couple of tornadoes are potential at this time throughout the Florida Keys and the southern and central Florida Peninsula.

The mixture of storm surge and the tide will trigger usually dry areas close to the coast to be flooded by rising waters shifting inland from the shoreline.

If the height surge happens on the time of excessive tide, the Florida Keys together with the Dry Tortugas may see a surge of two to 4 ft, Anclote River to Center of Longboat Key, together with Tampa may see 5-10 ft, the Suwannee River to Anclote River may see 5 to eight ft, center of Longboat Key to Englewood may see 5 to eight ft, and Englewood to Bonita Seaside, together with Charlotte Harbor may see 4 to 7 ft.

Ian will emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, cross west of the Florida Keys throughout the day, and method the west coast of Florida on Wednesday into Thursday.

It’s forecast to be a Class 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph because it passes to our west shifting north. It then curves northeast in direction of the Gulf Coast on Wednesday afternoon. Landfall might be someday Thursday because it slows down.

A Hurricane Warning is in impact for the Cuban provinces of Isla de Juventud, Pinar del Rio, and Artemisa, Bonita Seaside to the Anclote River, together with Tampa Bay, and Dry Tortugas.

A Hurricane Watch is in impact north of Anclote River to the Suwannee River.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in impact for the Cuban provinces of La Habana, Mayabeque, and Matanzas, the decrease Florida Keys from Seven Mile Bridge westward to Key West, Flamingo to Bonita Seaside, Suwannee River to the Anclote River, Volusia/Brevard County Line south to Jupiter Inlet, and Lake Okeechobee.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in impact for inland Miami-Dade together with Homestead, Kendall Lakes, Nation Stroll, Redlands and Everglades Nationwide Park, inland Broward together with the Miccosukee Indian Reservation, north of the Suwannee River to Indian Move, Altamaha Sound to Volusia/Brevard County line, and Deerfield Seaside to Jupiter Inlet.

A Storm Surge Warning is in impact for the Anclote River southward to Flamingo and Tampa Bay.

A Storm Surge Watch is in impact for the Florida Keys from the Card Sound Bridge westward to Key West, Dry Tortugas, Florida Bay, Aucilla River to Anclote River, Altamaha Sound to Flagler/Volusia County Line, and the Saint Johns River.