飓风伊恩在周二登陆古巴时增强为3级风暴。
接下来，伊恩前往佛罗里达。预计将于周三下午晚些时候在坦帕和迈尔斯堡之间登陆，但路径、时间和强度仍可能发生变化。
佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯已经宣布进入紧急状态。
一些佛罗里达居民在伊恩登陆前开始撤离
随着飓风伊恩的逼近，一些佛罗里达居民已经开始撤离家园。
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人们在风暴到来之前寻找避难所，目前预测风暴将在周三下午以4级飓风的形式登陆。
截至周二，伊恩仍为3级风暴，最大持续风速为每小时120英里。
它正以每小时10英里的速度向东北偏北方向移动，中心位于佛罗里达州蓬塔戈尔达西南偏南约180英里处。
在过去的几个小时里，该地区已经发出了多次龙卷风警报。据报道，美国东部时间下午7点30分左右，戴维附近的布劳沃德县南部出现了一场大龙卷风。
卫星图像显示飓风伊恩的闪电眼
飓风“伊恩”正在向佛罗里达州逼近，卫星图像显示，当它在墨西哥湾加强时，风暴眼充满了闪电。
目前预计风暴将于周三下午1点至6点在佛罗里达州西海岸登陆，地点在夏洛特港和萨拉索塔之间。
德桑蒂斯对飓风伊恩说:“这是真的，这是一场非常非常大的风暴。”
佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯敦促佛罗里达人认真对待飓风伊恩，因为强大的风暴正向该州袭来。
他在周二的新闻发布会上说，“当你的人身安全受到威胁时，你不会得到一个穆里根。”
该州约有250万人接到疏散命令。
“这东西是真货。这是一场非常非常大的风暴，”德桑蒂斯说。
5000名佛罗里达警卫队员准备应对伊恩飓风
佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯(Ron DeSantis)已动员5000名佛罗里达州国民警卫队队员在全州范围内部署军械库，为预计将于周三袭击该州的飓风伊恩(Ian)做准备。
佛罗里达州国民警卫队周二在一份声明中说，来自田纳西州等邻近州的大约2000名国民警卫队成员也正在被激活以提供帮助。
声明说:“佛罗里达州国民警卫队装备精良，拥有包括高轮车、直升机、船只、发电机等在内的资产。”
美国海军已经授权佛罗里达州各县的非必要人员撤离。
Hurricane Ian's latest path: Florida landfall forecast for Wednesday afternoon
Hurricane Ian strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Tuesday as it made landfall in Cuba.
Next, Ian heads to Florida. Landfall is expected late afternoon Wednesday between Tampa and Fort Myers, though track, timing and intensity could still change.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency.
Some Florida residents begin evacuating ahead of Ian's landfall
their homes as Hurricane Ian approaches.
People are seeking shelter ahead of the storm, which is currently forecast to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane sometime Wednesday afternoon.
Ian remains a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph as of Tuesday might.
It’s moving north-northeast at 10 mph and the center is located about 180 miles south-southwest of Punta Gorda, Florida.
There have been multiple tornado warnings in the area over the past few hours. A large tornado was reported on the ground in southern Broward County, near Davie, at around 7:30 p.m. ET.
Satellite images show lightning-packed eye of Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian is barreling toward Florida, and satellite images show the eye of the storm packed with lightning as it strengthens over the Gulf of Mexico.
The storm is currently forecast to make landfall on Florida's western coast on Wednesday between 1 and 6 p.m., somewhere between Port Charlotte and Sarasota.
DeSantis on Hurricane Ian: 'This thing is the real deal, it is a major, major storm'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has urged Floridians to take Hurricane Ian seriously as the powerful storm heads to the state.
"You don't get a mulligan when your personal safety is at risk,” he said during a press conference on Tuesday.
About 2.5 million people in the state are under evacuation orders.
"This thing is the real deal. It is a major, major storm,” DeSantis said.
5,000 Florida Guardsmen activated and prepping for Hurricane Ian
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has activated 5,000 Florida National Guardsmen to armories across the state in preparation for Hurricane Ian, which is forecast to hit the state on Wednesday.
Roughly 2,000 National Guard members from neighboring states such as Tennessee are also being activated to assist, the Florida National Guard said in a statement Tuesday.
"The Florida National Guard is well-equipped, with assets including high-wheeled vehicles, helicopters, boats, generators and more," the statement said.
The U.S. Navy has authorized non-essential personnel in various Florida counties to evacuate.
