Ian makes landfall in Cuba as Category 3 hurricane
Hurricane Ian has made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm, says the country’s Institute of Meteorology. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the hurricane is packing maximum sustained winds of 185km/h (115 mph). After passing over Cuba, Ian was forecast to strengthen further over warm Gulf of Mexico waters before reaching the US state of Florida as early as Wednesday as a Category 4 storm with top winds of 225km/h (140 mph). In Florida, the city of Tampa was under a hurricane watch, and Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #HurricaneIan #Ian #Cuba #Florida #Category4Hurricane
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