almost the entire state of florida, think about that, is bracing for the impact of hurricane ian., a monster storm is expected, several hundred miles across, and getting stronger by the minute. that is after causing a nationwide blackout in cuba. ian is turning in the gulf of mexico as a category three hurricane with sustained wind of just shy of a category for. now, along with life- threatening storm surge, florida is facing catastrophic flooding and powerful wind. conditions will deteriorate throughout the night ahead of the expected level in the coming hours, more than 2 1/2 million people are under some form of evacuation at this hour. the window to leave is running out. even before the hurricane makes landfall, authorities are warning residents to be on alert for tornadoes overnight. these images show the impact earlier after a tornado hit the airport in south florida, causing significant damage to several aircraft hangers. our meteorologist attracting the system for us.
hurricane ian, to the west of havana, hundreds of thousands of people are without power, because electric cables and electric posts were knocked down by the storm. in havana. initially, officials said they took down power to the city s 2 million inhabitants, to keep from there being fires, and people from being electric kitted from fallen power lines. but, clearly, as of late tuesday night, officials are unable to restore power to cuba s capital, and to the rest of the island. this is extremely problematic for cuban officials, because four months, now, the islands aging power grid has been infected by blackouts, sometimes for days, which has led to residents of many cuban cities and towns taking to the streets in rare and what cuban officials