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Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida as a category 4 storm

Dustin Jones Hurricane Ian, a category 4 storm with sustained winds over 150 mph, made landfall Wednesday afternoon in southwest Florida The storm is expected to cause devastating damage as it makes its way northeast across the state National Hurricane Center/Screenshot by NPR hide caption Hurricane Ian, a category 4 storm with sustained winds over 150 mph, made landfall Wednesday afternoon in southwest Florida The storm is expected to cause devastating damage as it makes its way northeast across the state Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida's Lee County on Wednesday afternoon The category 4 hurricane produced winds of 150 miles per hour and storm surge over 7 feet high in Naples before coming ashore The National Hurricane Center predicts Ian's high winds and rain will cause intense storm surge and flooding, resulting in catastrophic damage to homes and businesses Storm surge in Lee and Charlotte counties could reach heights of 18 feet 305 PM EDT 28 Sep -- Hurricane #Ian has made landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane near Cayo Costa, Florida with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph The minimum pressure from Air Force Reconnaissance Hurricane Hunters was 940 mb Latest: https://t co/tnOTyfORCw pic twitter com/O3agPDOZHk The National Hurricane Center's Acting Director Jamie Rhome said in an advisory that the time for evacuation has long passed Those who remain in the storm's path need to hunker down in the center of their home and prepare for sustai...


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