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By Angela Fritz and Brandon Miller, CNN Hurricane Ian slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida on Wednesday with record-breaking storm surge and devastating winds. But as it tracked inland, extreme rainfall became the most destructive aspect of the storm for central Florida. Radar estimates suggest well over 12 inches of rain fell in just

By Amir Vera, Eric Levenson, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Ian’s vicious combination of winds, rain and storm surge caused at least a dozen deaths, flooded homes, cut off roadways and left millions of Florida residents without power Thursday as it again intensified into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and barreled toward South

By Angela Fritz and Brandon Miller, CNN Hurricane Ian is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Florida as one of the strongest storms on record for the area. Its storm surge could be unlike anything seen there, and forecasters are warning that Ian’s intense rainfall — which is expected to continue across the peninsula

By Steve Almasy and Dakin Andone, CNN Almost half of all deaths from tropical cyclones come from storm surge. While many people focus on the wind speed of storms, the danger often comes from the water flowing in from the ocean. Privately, you may be wondering (and you wouldn’t be alone): “What exactly is storm

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Landfall is within hours. What once looked like a possible Friday landfall for Hurricane Ian is now expected in the early afternoon Wednesday. Ian’s eyewall, the most dangerous part of the storm with the strongest wind, heaviest rain and worst storm surge, is only about 40 miles from the coastline

By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist Here’s a list of key locations in Florida that will be impacted by Hurricane Ian — and what CNN meteorologists expect to see as the storm moves through. These are estimates based on the latest forecast guidance and could still change. Live updates: Hurricane Ian slams Florida Fort Myers: Tropical

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist If you went to bed hoping Ian would go away, your dreams didn’t come true. It’s big, strong, and will move northeast and soon slow down — all recipes for a worst-case scenario for the western coast of Florida. For residents in the Tampa Bay area, “it’s time to stop

By Nouran Salahieh, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN More than 2.5 million Floridians were under some kind of evacuation warning Tuesday as Hurricane Ian marched closer to the state’s west coast after knocking out power across all of Cuba. Southern Florida began feeling the storm’s first effects Tuesday evening, with rain and powerful winds

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The storm named Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern seaboard with hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall Saturday, pulling buildings into the ocean, collapsing homes, toppling trees and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people. Fiona first wreaked havoc in the Caribbean as a hurricane before moving up the Atlantic and

By Haley Brink, Dakin Andone and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Floridians are bracing for Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to rapidly intensify and become a hurricane on Monday before hitting western Cuba, bringing with it the threats of strong winds and storm surge as high as 9 to 14 feet, according to the National Hurricane

By Jason Hanna, Susannah Cullinane and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fiona ripped through Canada’s eastern seaboard at hurricane strength after making landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday, slamming the area with fierce winds and storm surge, sapping power for hundreds of thousands and washing away or collapsing some coastal homes. Fiona, now a post-tropical cyclone, continued

By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Tropical Storm Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to reach up to Category 4 hurricane strength before hitting Florida next week. If it does, it will be the first major hurricane to impact the state since 2018. Ian was