Hurricane Ian Is Expected to Make A Direct Path Over Orlando
Hurricane Ian is making landfall today along the Florida coast and is expected to bring category 1 conditions into the Orlando area. Lots of heavy rain and strong winds will be arriving today and into tomorrow. Mayor Buddy Dyer spoke on this dangerous storm and the precautions Orlando citizens need to take.
Photo: Orlando Sentinel
“I want citizens to take this storm seriously and prepare,” Mayor Dyer said at a news conference at the city’s Emergency Operation Center on Tuesday. “The track of the storm has changed fairly significantly to the east, so it looks like the path is directly over the city of Orlando in a few days.”
Hurricane Ian will bring torrential rain across Central Florida. Here are the latest totals through Friday. Deland 30"+. Tune in to https://t.co/CraM81Olku for the latest. pic.twitter.com/t6HMX4OLJP
— FOX 35 Storm Team (@fox35stormteam) September 28, 2022
The heavy rains are expected to cause flooding which is one of the main concerns for the Orlando area.
“We can have rain for 48 hours through the course of this storm, so there’s going to be a lot of water,” he said. “This is going to be a serious storm and we haven’t had one recently so you know there’s a lot of trees that are going to lose limbs or come down.”
Only 4 hurricanes stronger than #Ian have made a US landfall.
– Labor Day (1935): 185 mph
– Camille (1969): 175 mph
– Andrew (1992): 165 mph
– Michael (2018): 160 mphREAD MORE: https://t.co/EkD0QTmJw1 #FLwx #HurricaneIan pic.twitter.com/DihLR8UKQh
— FOX Weather (@foxweather) September 28, 2022
Disney World theme parks and Disney Springs are closed today and tomorrow in preparation for the hurricane. Normal operations are suspected to resume on Friday once the storm has left the area.
Everyone here at MickeyBlog hopes those in the path of Hurricane Ian stay safe. As always, stay tuned for any updates.
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Source: Orlando Sentinel
