Category: Ian

Hurricane Ian Heads for Carolinas After Pounding Florida

CHARLESTON, S.C.—A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes. With all of South Carolina’s coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream…


Ian Regains Hurricane Strength as It Heads to South Carolina

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Ian regained hurricane strength as it spun toward South Carolina a day after devastating a cross section of Florida. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm’s maximum sustained winds increased Thursday to 75 mph (120kph). It was centered about 240 miles (390 kilometers) south of Charleston, South Carolina, and moving northeast at…


Many Trapped in Florida as Ian Heads Toward South Carolina

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through flooded streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed homes and businesses and left millions in the dark. The destruction began to come into focus a day after Ian made landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit…


Floods Trap Many in Florida as Ian Heads to South Carolina

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through flooded streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed homes and businesses and left millions in the dark. The destruction began to come into focus a day after Ian made landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit…


2 Million+ Without Power After Hurricane Ian; White House Responds to Biden Remarks on Deceased Rep | NTD News Today

Updates on one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S. Major damage and flooding after Hurricane Ian hit the Gulf Coast. Authorities are asking residents to remain vigilant. The head of a U.S. oil group, raising concerns about the nation’s emergency oil stockpile — accusing the Biden administration of using it to help…


People Trapped, 2.5 Million Without Power as Ian Drenches Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit, and knocking out power to 2.5 million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast on Thursday. One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States churned across…


People trapped, 2.7 Million without power as Ian drenches Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, forcing patients from nursing homes and hospitals, cutting off a popular barrier island and obliterating a historic waterfront pier. Nearly 2.7 million people lost power as rain fell and waters rose. Floodwaters rose waist-high near Orlando, far inland, as one of…


Airlines Scrap Over 2,000 US Flights as Hurricane Ian Set to Make Landfall

Airlines canceled over 2,000 U.S. flights on Tuesday and Wednesday and some Florida airports halted operations as they braced for impact from Hurricane Ian, which was set to make landfall in the state. As of 1:20 p.m. ET Wednesday, airlines had scrapped 403 flights on Tuesday and 2,100 on Wednesday across the United States, and…


Hurricane Ian Nears Cuba on Path to Strike Florida as Category 4

HAVANA—Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it approached the western tip of Cuba on a track to hit the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday. Ian was forecast to hit the western tip of Cuba as a major hurricane and then become an even stronger Category 4 with top…


Ian Strengthens Into a Hurricane, Nears Cuba on Path to Strike Florida as Category 4

HAVANA—Hurricane Ian moved near the Cayman Islands and closer to western Cuba early Monday on a track to hit Florida as a major hurricane this week. Ian was forecast to intensify rapidly and become a major hurricane as soon as late Monday before becoming an even stronger Category 4 hurricane over warm Gulf of Mexico…