<mediadc-iframe data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1664335825866,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000180-71ff-d7af-a7d4-f1ff13280000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1664335825866,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000180-71ff-d7af-a7d4-f1ff13280000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"title":"Hurricane Ian approaches Florida coast","iFrameEmbedCode":"","_id":"00000183-8224-de66-aba3-e376bb920000","_type":"00000161-b425-d761-a563-f7e77e270000"}”>Hurricane Ian approaches Florida coastHurricane Ian strengthened into a Category 3 storm Tuesday, making landfall in western Cuba around 4:30 a.m. EST on its way to Florida’s west coast. It is expected to strengthen to a Category 4 before hitting Florida’s coast early Wednesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Millions of people in Cuba have been left without power after the country’s power grid collapsed in the aftermath of the storm.
Cuba’s Electric Union tweeted that the country is working on getting power back to the 11 million people living in the island nation. Power is expected to be restored by Wednesday morning at the latest.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and President Joe Biden are coordinating on the hurricane response effort and have spoken over the phone, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
On Tuesday evening, the National Weather Service in Miami confirmed that a tornado touched down in Broward County, Florida, as part of the outer bands of Ian. Additional watches and warnings are likely to be implemented as the storm gets closer to Florida.
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DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all 67 Florida counties Saturday.
