Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida with Category 4 fury


VENICE, Florida - Hurricane Ian plowed into Florida's Gulf Coast with catastrophic force on Wednesday, assaulting the state with howling winds, torrential rain, and a treacherous surge of ocean surf that made it one of the most powerful storms on record to hit the United States.

Ian made landfall in Cayo Costa as a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of up to 150 miles per hour (241 km per hour), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. Read full breaking news article here.

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