One of the most powerful storms in several decades in the US is hitting the coast of Florida

Winds with a strength of 240 km/h have already been measured in the area where the storm hit, more than half a million residents have been cut off from electricity and the eye of the storm is still approaching. The governor of Florida has announced that it is impossible to evacuate safely and you must stay in your homes. "It's going to be a shocking two days"

Tali Goldstein

09/28/2022

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 10:32 p.m. Updated: 10:56 p.m.

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On video: Hurricane Ian has reached Florida (Reuters)

The beginning of the effects of Hurricane Ian have already reached the coast of Florida today (Wednesday), but the peak is still approaching.

The powerful storm is defined as "extremely dangerous", and in category 4 - one level lower than the strongest category 5.

Winds at a speed of 240 km/h have already been measured in the area, more than half a million residents were cut off from electricity and many floods affected the areas where the beginning of the hurricane hit.

The eye of the storm, the most dangerous part of it with the most powerful winds, rain and surge, is about 60 km from the coast and will begin to have an effect in the coming hours.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave a briefing at night in preparation for the hurricane and warned residents in several western counties of the country about the fact that "it is no longer possible to evacuate safely".

Eyal Melamed, an Israeli who lives in Miami reports on the arrival of Hurricane Ian (Walla system!)

Ian continued to Florida after attacking Cuba and causing a power cut on the entire island.

Florida residents began to leave in droves and traffic jams formed on the highways.

Schools, supermarkets, amusement parks, hospitals and airports were closed.

The Navy moved its ships, and the Coast Guard closed ports.

"This is a significant, very significant storm. We knew it would be one. This is an extremely powerful hurricane that will have significant impacts on Southwest Florida, in terms of winds, rain and flooding. It's going to be a shocking two days," the governor said.

According to him, at least 40 thousand power outages have already been reported.

In addition, 5,000 soldiers and another 2,000 sent from neighboring countries operate in the area.

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Hurricane Ian hits Florida (Photo: Reuters)

Hamada Bar, a resident of the suburb of Aventura in Dade County, Florida, told Walla that "yesterday was calm. I waited for the holiday to end and rushed to the store to buy some products that had run out. The stores were full of people at night, mainly Jews who kept the holiday and came to restock. The stores ran out of water bottles."

"Crazy winds blew all night, and at 3:30 in the morning, my husband woke me up to help him bring things from the balcony into the house. In addition, severe flooding has already occurred because the drainage system is not good in several areas, and when I went to one of the stores, the water reached almost to the door. Like Yes, schools and kindergartens, including the private ones, were closed."

Yossi Yemini managed to land at the Tampa airport just hours before it closed.

"We immediately went to the supermarket to buy water and food products. In the city of St. Petersburg, all the stores were almost already closed or empty. We got home and put the garden furniture and flower pots into a warehouse. At home we prepared with replacement lighting in case of a power outage. The children ask a lot of questions and are a little afraid of what will happen if We will have to evacuate, but we are optimistic and believe in the best - and of course we will follow the instructions of the governor and the media," he said.

Hurricane Ian hits Florida (Photo: Reuters)

Eyal Melamed from Miami told Walla that Hurricane Ian is coming at a fast pace to the west coast to the Cape Coral area.

On the other hand, "We on the east coast of the country are expecting a tropical storm that includes winds of about 100 km/h, heavy rains, and accordingly flooding on the roads.

That's why they closed our schools and kindergartens today and some of them tomorrow," he explained.

"At our airport for small planes, a lot of damage was recorded tonight, and many small planes overturned and were destroyed.

In addition, and as part of the preparation, people stock up on water, cans and cover the windows and doors with special hurricane shutters that protect the windows of the houses.

The tropical storm is expected to continue until 17:00 Miami time.

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