this is absolutely nuts. ainsley: that is new video already showing the storm s power as it brings devastating floods down it the key west area. we expect to see more of those, tossing planes around like toys. todd: we have team coverage now. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez. we start with fox weather correspondent robert ray in fort myers. robert? ainsley: trouble obviously with his microphone. we can t hear you, robert. right now, it does look bad. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez continues our coverage, she is in tampa. we are only starting to rapidly see conditions deteriorating here for the tampa bay area as hurricane ian, that now category 4 storm. you just mentioned with winds at 155 miles per hour. it is teetering on a category 5 storm. you heard governor ron desantis there saying our emergency management officials are planning and preparing to see a category 5 storm. that is how seriously they are taking this situation knowing what we could se
florida. the exact point of landfall is still unclear. the storm is growing stronger and also wider. prompting hurricane warnings across the entire state of florida. bill: ian tore through cuba. it knocked out power to the entire country. left 11 million in the dark. look at the satellite images. it set off a series of lightning strikes, the wind speed intensifies. 155 miles per hour clocked right now knocking on the door of category 5. dana: mandatory evacuations are affect being millions of people. everyone else should be ready to leave at a moment s notice. ron desantis underscoring the extreme threat this storm presents. it is knocking on the door of a category 5 storm. a storm of this magnitude will produce catastrophic flooding and life threatening storm surge. time to hunker down and prepare for this storm. it is a powerful storm that should be treated like you would treat if a tornado was approaching your home. dana: fox news and whether have our resources cov
and heavy rain for the next several hours. in fact, let s take a look at some of the images that we saw coming in throughout the day today. hurricane ian lashing florida, leaving behind all of this devastation. listen to this one woman that that was my house. my house is gone. that s my grandparents house. that one right there on the ground. devastating. this is in fort myers, florida. a storm surge, a big component to the devastation that we did see there. and unfortunately, this woman s home, her grandparents home felt in the destruction of the storm surge, the hurricane force winds that came into fort myers throughout the day today, peaking in the afternoon and really doing the damage when you saw that home there next door to where her grandparents home was absolutely devastated. and that first floor of the home was buckled in.
0 with first cause of this surge right now. reporting in fort myers, robert ray fox. whether. all right. thank you so much for sticking with us. right here on fox weather. a hurricane in a water log in southwest florida. streets and buildings completely flooded, as you can see here. power knocked out to two million people. and one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the united states . the hurricane making landfall wednesday afternoon near jocasta. a protected barrier island just west of fort myers in the hours since landfall in have moved inland, hurricane force winds likely to be felt well into central florida. yeah, thanks again for sticking with us right here on fox. whether i m local customer. and i m jim enah. thank you for joining us and a special welcome to those watching on fox news channel. well, the 2:00 a.m. advisory is in mike lindell, still a category one hurricane. so no major changes there, although and continues to shift and land continues to weaken just a
okay, hurricane ian is expected to make landfall near fort myers in a couple of hours. the governor will give another update at 10:15. stay tuned for all the latest. we have it here. dana is next. bill: impact is imminent. give you a live look. the skyway bridge in tampa, florida, hurricane ian lashing out now in florida expected to make landfall in a matter of hours. officials telling 2.5 million people to get out now. might be too late for that for some as we say good morning. a big part of our show today. bill hemmer, good morning at home. dana: i m dana perino, america s newsroom. enter the storm has strengthed overnight. florida gulf coast is bracing for a direct hit. this is a scene in marco island,