in the united states and all around the world. i m john vause at the cnn center in atlanta. i knelt when i am in florida where hurricane ian bringing record storm surges, flash flooding in an unknown amount of destruction. it made landfall with winds just under category five, now it s a category one slowly moving into central florida with winds around 145 kilometers an hour. millions of homes and businesses have been left in the dark. some so badly damaged by ian that there is concerns that they may not be able to be rebuilt. the governor of florida warns about the dangers that lie ahead. overwhelmingly it s been that surge the biggest issue and the flooding that as resulted of that in some areas we think it s hit 12 feet. this is been a big storm and it s done a lot of damage as it is. it s gonna continue to move through the state of florida. you are gonna see hurricane-force winds in places in central florida perhaps. it s clearly a very strong tropical storm. a storm w
delayed across the united states. when you look what s happened in florida s own incredible story playing at an incredible amount of rainfall, 140 mile stretch where there s rainfall close to 20 inches in this spot. incredible flash flooding exists. 20 inches of rain, that s incredible. appreciate it. right now to cnn s gloria, who s in tampa, florida a city many thought would be directly in the path when it made landfall. but the worst is yet to come. according to city officials. i want to tell you john even since the last time i spoke to you conditions have begun to improve slightly. the wind has slowed down a little bit, the wind is starting to taper off, but ian is still very much above us and at this point it is without question that ian will leave a historic amount of damage in its path, flooding that storm