• UPDATE: Ian makes Landfal

    From Weather Alert@454:1/105 to All on Wed Sep 28 16:55:00 2022
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    Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022
    435 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022

    ...IAN MAKES MAINLAND FLORIDA LANDFALL JUST SOUTH OF
    PUNTA GORDA NEAR PIRATE HARBOR...

    NOAA Doppler radar imagery indicates that the eye of Ian has made
    landfall on the mainland southwest Florida peninsula just south of
    Punta Gorda near Pirate Harbor. Maximum sustained winds at landfall
    were estimated to be 145 mph (235 km/h).

    A WeatherSTEM station at the Cape Coral Fire Department recently
    reported a wind gust of 110 mph (177 km/h). A WeatherFlow station in
    Grove City on the western side of Charlotte Harbor reported a
    sustained wind of 85 mph (137 km/h) with a gust to 128 mph (206
    km/h).

    SUMMARY OF 435 PM EDT...2035 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...26.8N 82.0W
    ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM WSW OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA
    ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM NW OF FT MYERS FLORIDA
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...235 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...942 MB...27.82 INCHES

    $$
    Forecaster Beven/Papin/Bucci


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