parts of the state on a slow, this is really an issue, it s churning on the destructive crawl north. orlando now in the crosshairs of this historic storm that s produced record rainfall and storm surge. power outages are a major problem with more than 2 million customers in the dark across florida. water is just everywhere in many communities. in port charlotte, the storm blew the roof off of a hospital and it flooded the intensive care unit. ahead, we re going to speak to a doctor there, how they managed to protect patients and what the conditions now. fort myers has experienced some of the worst flooding in the storm. torrents of water just rushing into the streets trapping people in their homes. same for naples where officials say half of the streets aren t even passable because high water has inundated them. although it s weakened, there is concern about ian regaining strength and threatening the southeast, georgia, the carolinas, and all declaring emergencies in advance.
track. where dangerous hurricane ian is heading next. classrooms turned into bedrooms. we visit shelters and speak to families riding out the storm together. my main focus was getting them to safety. o donnell: and remembering legendary cbs newsman, bill plante, who covered more than half a century of history. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from tampa, florida. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. as we come on the air tonight, the state of florida is being pummeled by hurricane ian. the massive category 4 storm storm made landfall this afternoon with winds at 150 miles per hour. but at this hour, ian is still a dangerous category 3 hurricane. ian ian slammed ashore north of fort myers, with dangerous winds and catastrophic storm surge. tonight hurricane ian is dumping tremendous amounts of rain along the i-4 corridor. ian has already dropped 18 inches of rain. to get a better understan
Michigan are cleaning up after more than three dozen tornadoes touched down. So your trailer was here. Yeah, my trailer was here. And now . Now its over here. Norah the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We come on the air tonight with Breaking News with another outbreak of tornadoes, this time in tennessee, illinois, and missouri. This is the Third Straight day of dangerous and possibly deadly weather moving across the u. S. Tens of millions of people tonight are in the path of this massive storm system that stretches from texas to virginia, with severe thunderstorms, destructive winds, large hail, and more twisters. Todays threats follow another Night Of Terror in the midwest and the ohio valley, with at least 19 tornadoes in eight states. Homes and businesses were torn apart, including this Fedex Facility in the town of portage, michigan. Thats just south of kalamazoo. Trees were ripped up and power was knocked out for Tens
Norah communities from oklahoma to michigan or cleaning up after more than three dozen s touched down. So your trailer was here. My trailer was here. An out . Now its over here. Norah the Cbs Evening News starts right now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We come on the air tonight with Breaking News of another outbreak of tornadoes, this time in tennessee, illinois, and missouri. This is the Third Straight day of dangerous and possibly deadly weather moving across the u. S. Tens of millions of people tonight are in the path of this massive storm system that stretches from texas to virginia, with severe thunderstorms destructive winds, large hail, and more twisters. Todays threats follow another Night Of Terror in the midwest and the ohio valley, with at least 19 tornadoes in eight states. Homes and businesses were torn apart, including this fedex facility in the town of portage, michigan. Thats just south of kalamazoo. Trees were ripped up and power wa