PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Hurricane Ian manufactured landfall Wednesday at 3:05 p.m. near Cayo Costa, Florida, as Classification 4 storm. CBS Philadelphia has issued a Subsequent weather alert working day for the Philadelphia location for Saturday as Ian’s remnant rains shift through.
At landfall, Ian was a solid Classification 4 storm with sustained winds of 150 mph. Winds reached 155 mph in the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, making the storm just shy of Classification 5.
Devastating impacts are becoming felt along the west coast of Florida, wherever the storm surge probably achieved upwards of 16 feets in places.
Ian has given that been downgraded to a tropical storm.
Many metropolitan areas in Florida noted wind gusts over 120 mph and there have been experiences of trees uprooted and roofs blown off of residences.
Upwards of 15 inches of rain could drop by the time the storm moves throughout central Florida on Thursday, with tropical storm force winds becoming felt even along the state’s east coastline.
Ian will probable be the costliest hurricane in Florida’s background.
The hurricane’s path will loop it back inland by the weekend at which point it will run into a large Canadian significant to the north, which may well split the storm into two unique items.
The Delaware Valley will start off to come to feel impacts from Ian’s remnants small as early as Friday, which will change out cloudy with showers arriving late in regions south of the metropolis.
It seems as of now that the heaviest rain will arrive in our region early Saturday, with significant downpours most likely. Two to four inches of rain is achievable in Delaware and South Jersey, with one to two inches achievable additional north.
Localized flooding is also possible, primarily to the south of Philadelphia and will have to be monitored closely.
Showers will most likely linger via Sunday and Monday and highs will remain neat, hardly in the 60s.
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