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Hurricane Ian knocked out power across all of Cuba and devastated some of the country's most important tobacco farms Tuesday when it slammed into the island's western tip as a major hurricane.
The Florida Guard is standing by with route clearance teams, aviation assets, and mobile units ready to give humanitarian and security assistance as needed.Walt Disney World theme parks and water parks will be closed Wednesday and Thursday while Disney Springs will be closed Wednesday and likely Thursday too.
The National Weather Service uses the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which only measures a hurricane's sustained wind speeds using a 1 to 5 rating system. This scale provides estimates of potential property damage, according to NWS.This is why the Gulf Coast -- especially Florida -- is so vulnerable to hurricanes, storm surge
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said Biden, "committed the full force of the federal family," and that they can "reach out to him anytime with any needs that they may have in the aftermath of this storm." "We're talking about impacts in a part of Florida that hasn't seen a major direct impact in nearly 100 years," Criswell said. "There's also parts of Florida where there's a lot of new residents that have never experienced this type of threat. So my message to them is still take this very seriously. Listen to your local officials, and those Floridians that have been through this before, help your neighbors that may have not had to go through this.
The local police chief warned residents to prepare for a few days without power saying once winds hit sustained 45 mph, law enforcement officers will not respond.Satellite and radar data indicated the center of Ian made landfall just southwest of the town of La Coloma in the Pinar Del Rio Province of Cuba at 4:30 a.m.As Ian made landfall in western Cuba Tuesday morning, the powerful storm lashed the island with rain and winds.
The hurricane is about 105 miles east-southeast of the western tip of Cuba, which is expected to see significant wind and storm surge impacts soon.Tampa International Airport to close as Ian approaches "Cuba is expecting extreme hurricane force winds, also life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall," U.S. National Hurricane Center senior specialist Daniel Brown told The Associated Press early Monday.
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