Ian could make landfall in Florida by late Thursday or early Friday but the long-term track is still not a sure thing.
Ian became 2022's fourth Atlantic hurricane on Monday and had 75 mph winds as it approached Cuba. Rapid strengthening is expected today, and Ian could become a major hurricane by tonight as it nears Cuba. The latest track by the hurricane center shows the center of Ian making landfall in western Florida late this week.The National Hurricane Center said Ian became the Atlantic’s fourth hurricane of 2022 on Monday morning and had 75 mph winds as it tracked toward Cuba.
Alabama’s coastal areas were not in the so-called cone of uncertainty, which stretched from the Florida Panhandle eastward to Florida’s Atlantic coast on Monday. However, depending on Ian’s track parts of east Alabama could get some rain from the storm after it moves inland into Georgia this weekend.
Ian could peak as a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds when it gets into the Gulf but is expected to weaken some before it comes onshore in Florida late this week. Landfall could come by late Thursday or early Friday on Florida’s west coast, possibly in the Big Bend area.
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