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  1. Jun 8, 2016 · Tropical Update. June 08, 2016 ... Our live wall below has the latest updates from our hurricane experts and from coastal National Weather Service offices. No need to refresh, the latest updates ...

    • Power Outages Top 2 Million
    • People Being Rescued in Collier County
    • Power Outages Near 2 Million
    • Seidel: 'Never Seen Anything Like It'
    • Sheriff: 'We Can't Compromise Other Lives'
    • Residents Told to Stay Away Until This Weekend
    • Four Other States Declare Emergencies
    • People Trapped in Homes in Collier County
    • Boil Water Notice Issued
    • Ian and Charley Made Landfall in The Exact Same Spot

    M​ore than 2 millionpower outages are being reported in more than 20 counties from Southwest Florida where Ian came ashore, up and across the state to areas around Daytona Beach on the state's Atlantic Coast, according to PowerOutage.us. Each outage can represent several people in a household or building, or a business or shared utility account.

    "Our incredible public safety professionals are out there right now rescuing people and taking them to shelters," the Collier County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook update. "Water is everywhere. It will recede. There will be damage. Tomorrow we will have a better idea of the extent of damage ... tomorrow is going to be frustrating and heartbrea...

    M​ore than 1.8 million power outages are being reporting, affecting millions of people in at least 18 counties. The highest numbers are 443,000 in Lee County and 253,000 in Sarasota County, according to PowerOutage.us. Outages now stretch up and across the state to Volusia County.

    T​he Weather Channel's Mike Seidel posted videofrom Fort Myers as Ian moved in. "We were in the eye wall of Cat. 4 Hurricane Ian for over 5 hours and the back side was the worst," Seidel said. "I haven't experienced anything close to this in over 30 years."

    L​ee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said first responders will be out in force as soon as winds drop below 45 mph. The reason for that is safety of firefighters, deputies and other emergency crews. The most urgent calls will be responded to first. “We’re going to be out there, those calls for service, the people that are waiting and in need, we’re ...

    "As you have probably seen, there have been significant levels of Hurricane Ian related damage to Fort Myers Beach," a Facebook post from the town of Ft. Myers Beach says. "Please do not come back before Saturday to allow emergency responders to address critical assessment issues unimpeded and to ensure your safety upon returning."

    T​he governors of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia have declared states of emergency ahead of heavy rainfall and flooding that Ian is likely to bring as it moves north.

    A​t around 5 p.m., the Collier County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook: "Here’s some tough news you need to know. We aren’t holding back: We are in call triage mode. We are getting a significant number of calls of people trapped by water in their homes. Some are reporting life threatening medical emergencies in deep water. We will get to them fi...

    R​esidents in the Sarasota County community of North Port are being told to boil waterfor drinking, brushing teeth, washing dishes and other similar uses for at least the next three days.

    I​an's eye came ashore Wednesday afternoon near Cayo Costa, Florida, a barrier island about 23 miles west-northwest of downtown Fort Myers. T​his was the exact same location of Hurricane Charley's landfall on Aug. 13, 2004. B​ut there are some key differences between the two storms, weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Erdman writes. For one thing, I...

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