Smoke in the Tampa area is due to a controlled burn that turned into a brush fire at Upper Tampa Bay Park, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
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Hurricane Ian has grown stronger and became a major storm early Tuesday. Much of Florida remains in the forecast cone, with the storm tracking closer to Tampa Bay as forecasting becomes clearer. Storm surge and rainfall are the biggest concerns as Ian is expected to slow down and dump water over the region between Wednesday and Thursday.