Hoosiers are always ready to help, it’s just in our nature. When disaster strikes Hoosiers always step-up and lend a hand, Hurricane Ian is no exception. From linemen to the Indiana National Guard to the Elite Rescue Team of Indiana’s own Task Force 1 have all gone south in hopes of making a difference to
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The danger of life-threatening inundation from storm surge persists in Central Florida as Hurricane Ian takes aim at the Carolinas and Georgia as a Cat1 hurricane. As of 8 pm Thursday, Ian was moving toward the north-northeast at about 10 mph with maximum sustained winds at 75 mph. The storm is about 215 miles south
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Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida, with winds of 150 mph Wednesday afternoon. As of 6 pm, Ian was moving north-northeast at 8 mph and winds had slowed slightly to 130 mph. It was located 15 miles east of Punta Gorda, Florida, and 110 miles south-southwest of Orlando. Ian continues to batter the
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Hurricane Ian, now a Cat3 storm, made landfall in Cuba about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday just southwest of La Coloma in the western province of Pinar del Río with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. The storm forced mass evacuations, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of people and swamping fishing villages. Residents of Florida’s Gulf
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The now category 2 Hurricane Ian, sustaining winds of 100 mph, is powering up from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and growing stronger by the hour. The National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL is currently predicting landfall in the Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg area late Wednesday or early Thursday as a
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Ian has intensified quickly from Tropical Depression Nine to Tropical Storm Ian. TS Ian is expected to intensify much more as it turns north and connects with the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A gradual turn to the northwest is expected later today as the cyclone passes well southwest of Jamaica, followed by
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Hurricane Andrew made landfall on August 24, 1992, near Homestead, Florida, becoming one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in U.S. history. It had an extremely low central pressure of 922 millibars and maximum sustained wind speeds estimated at 165 miles per hour. The storm rapidly intensified less than 36 hours before landfall, leaving most residents less
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Atmospheric and oceanic conditions still favor an above-normal 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAA’s annual mid-season update issued today by the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. “I urge everyone to remain vigilant as we enter the peak months of hurricane season,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “The experts at
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