Category: Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian Swamps Southwest Florida, Trapping People in Homes

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 1.8 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland. A coastal sheriff’s office reported that it was getting many calls from people trapped in homes. The hurricane’s…


Capitol Report (Sept. 28): US Embassy Urges Americans to Leave Russia; Pressure Mounts as Border Crisis Worsens

Republicans warn of probes into the border crisis. What are they saying to the administration, and why has Venezuela become one of their biggest concerns? Senators are sounding the alarm that billions of tax dollars are being used to prop up the Chinese Communist Party. As Hurricane Ian bears down on the Gulf Coast, what impact…


Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall in Florida as Category 4 Storm; Republicans Warn Biden Admin. Over Border | NTD Evening News

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 28. Republican lawmakers are giving fresh warnings to the Biden administration over illegal immigration. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social: truthsocial.com/@EpochTV Gettr:…


800,000 Without Power as Hurricane Ian Officially Makes Landfall in Florida

Over 800,000 people in Florida are without power as of Wednesday afternoon due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian, according to a power outage monitoring website. Across the state, 808,000 thousand lost power, Poweroutage.us says. The majority of outages are located in Lee, Collier, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Manatee counties, it shows. Lee County appears to…


1 Million Without Power as Hurricane Ian Officially Makes Landfall in Florida

Over 1 million people in Florida are without power as of Wednesday afternoon due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian, according to a power outage monitoring website. Across the state, 1.03 million lost power as of 4 p.m. ET, Poweroutage.us says. The majority of outages are located in Lee, Collier, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Manatee counties,…


Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall in Southwest Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa on Wednesday as a catastrophic Category 4 storm. About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate southwest Florida before the storm hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 kph). It was heading inland, where it was…


Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall in Florida as Category 4 Storm

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa on Wednesday as a catastrophic Category 4 storm. About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate southwest Florida before the storm hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 kph). It was heading inland, where it was expected to weaken,…


Hurricane Ian’s Eyewall ‘Moving Onshore’ in Florida

The eyewall of Category 4 Hurricane Ian started to move onshore along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday afternoon, bringing high storm surge and 155 mph winds, according to officials with the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The NHC said at 12 p.m. ET that the eyewall, which includes the hurricane’s most powerful winds, is “moving onshore”…


Hurricane Ian Making Landfall in Florida: Governor

Category 4 Hurricane Ian is making landfall over the west coast of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday afternoon. Hurricane Ian “is making landfall now,” the governor wrote on Twitter shortly before 2 p.m. EST. “Florida is ready to respond. We have fleets of highwater vehicles, 42,000 linemen, 7,000 National Guardsmen and 179 aircraft…


Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall in Florida: NHC

Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall over the west coast of Florida Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. “NOAA Doppler radar imagery indicates that the eye of Ian made landfall along the southwestern coast of Florida near Cayo Costa around” 3:05 p.m. ET, the NHC said. The storm has 150 mph winds, a…