Batten down the hatches Floridians, Ian strengthens to Category 2

Hurricane #Ian Continues To Quickly Intensify. New this evening 🌀 Hurricane Warnings and 🌊 Storm Surge Warnings have been issued for part of the west coast of Florida including #TampaBay among other updates. Follow @NHC_Atlantic
Latest details here: https://t.co/KPxr7gvBbo pic.twitter.com/yWCdR0pTKW

— National Weather Service (@NWS) September 26, 2022

#Ian is expected to be a major hurricane in the eastern Gulf of
Mexico during the middle of this week. Regardless of Ian’s exact track, there is a risk of a life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds, & heavy rainfall along the west coast/Panhandle of Florida by mid-week pic.twitter.com/koVmW9yrtJ

— National Weather Service (@NWS) September 26, 2022