Hurricane Ian to become Category 4, make landfall Wednesday

Hurricane Ian's track has shifted south of the Tampa Bay area Tuesday evening, but the storm continues to strengthen as it moves toward Florida's Gulf Coast. It's expected to make landfall Wednesday somewhere between Lee County and Pinellas County. LATEST: www.fox13news.com/weather/hur...
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[@jainorman3425]

I'll be praying for everyone in Florida 🙏🙏

[@ramencakes5196]

I'm in Tampa we are gonna be fine we always avoid storms

[@NoNameMan23]

i live in flordia and its gonna go next to us

[@steves3760]

I survived hurricane Ian. Naples Florida. Thanks for your prayers.

[@marygorrell779]

Prayers for all of Florida!

[@lauracrane1465]

The residents of the state of Tennessee sending our collective prayers and support to the state of Florida. Please stay safe and evacuate if you can.

[@CabsAndEthel]

Thank you!! I'm all alone and your kind message brought me some comfort 🧡

[@rickhammond2473]

@@CabsAndEthel Alone oh wow a shame I do not live there I would've kept you company.I think that you will be ok.Looks like 80 mph winds inland not sure where you live

[@hectorlopez1069]

Evacuate is the most important thing.

[@ronleight9341]

The only good thing about a hurricane is you have some time to formulate a plan, a tornado or earthquake, you get virtually none. Stay safe, Florida!

[@sarahe4444]

We also get tornados with these hurricanes. I’ve lived here my whole life and we always get tornado warnings/watches.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@sarahe4444 imagine having a hurricane hit you followed by a tornado, geez, may God protect you guys

[@LisaSnow3]

Tornadoes likely come near Orlando. It’s common they come after Hurricanes. Update 3 tornadoes are in south Florida tonight.

[@SlayByJay]

Watching from Idaho. I hope everyone gets to safety and the proper supplies needed

[@redzepplin6150]

Thanks

[@WingoTribe704]

Coeur d’Alene, Harrison is beautiful

[@janetprice85]

The supplies are in place. The problem is access after torrential flooding. The area is low where the hurricane is scheduled to land and the St.John's River flows north. So the whole length of Florida will see coastal and interior flooding as tributaries flow into the St.John's from south to north with the predicted rains.

[@grip2617]

Well, they cannot complain that they were not warned on time!! Unless you are a Democrat.

[@cruisingmimi9319]

Dear Lord, I ask for protection for these dear people in the wake of hurricane and all the innocent animals and older people and children who can’t help themselves, in Jesus’s name!

[@keoncherry626]

Amen Amen

[@jonaspontes9335]

Amem

[@alanluna7865]

Amen

[@MagicalWarriorz]

Jesus 😆 I'm more powerful than him.

[@aspiringvoiceactor645]

@@MagicalWarriorz until you stub your toe. 😁

[@acetrace4173]

Praying for every person, animals and property.. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mrsonor1090]

Well, that won't work.

[@watchmanonthewall667]

Praying for you, Florida. We got hammered by Ida last year--may it break up and dissipate before landfall!

[@xxa455xx]

Thank You! I was in Houma right after Ida ...and now that I'm living in South Florida I'm feeling like this is a part ii. Always the ones with the "I" :/

[@Pixelated130]

As a very young kid, also living right where the eye wall is going to be at for some time. I am worried for my saftey and hope that everyone in Florida stays safe.

[@theblackghost4246]

Venice florida here, so scared right now.

[@hawkboy000]

@@theblackghost4246 same. I’m up in Sarasota

[@tinfoilhomer909]

It's dangerous but when it's over the community always comes together and works through it. You will get older and see more of these storms. Just keep in mind that each time it happens people get better at rebuilding, and they learn smart lessons.

[@marks4471]

We're in Lakewood Ranch, 40 miles north of where Ian is supposed to make landfall. Thanks for all your prayers! ❤

[@beatrixmahlknecht2817]

Prayers for you all from italy🙏stay safe!❤

[@Mukawakadoodoo]

Hey hey, fellow neighbor!! We’ll make it!

[@marks4471]

@@beatrixmahlknecht2817 Thank you! We love Italy - we've been to Milan, Positano, Napoli and Isla de Capri! I tasted my first Peroni beer there!

[@marks4471]

@@Mukawakadoodoo Yes, we will! Stay safe and God bless!

[@Mukawakadoodoo]

@@marks4471 you too man!

[@OverlordZephyros]

As someone who went through hurricane Fiona recently... I wish Florida good luck

[@fittyleben7571]

How does the first part of that matter at all? People always have to qualify themselves for some selfish reason.

[@michaelneil820]

@@fittyleben7571 I mean, why does it matter that it requires you to comment? You sound like a hypocrite, pretty selfish of ya self feeling you deserved and needed to comment that. and again nothing really matters at all

[@OverlordZephyros]

@@fittyleben7571 empathy and understanding. people who went through the pain , understand the pain better than others who do not.

[@Cilla0415]

Not me.

[@SandraS.]

Praying for Florida since last Wednesday! Pay attention to the warnings people. Do what you can to help and get out of there.

[@joshuaburris6805]

As a person who has rode out several major Hurricanes in my life time if you are near path of center of storm I highly recommend getting out of the way these storms are nothing like cat 1 or 2 storms they spawn many tornadoes and the number of trees that will come down will ruin power for weeks or longer and when the sun returns and burns off rain it will be miserable humid and hot with every wild animal looking for refuge not a place for the elderly or children especially please take heed

[@dennisbridgelal8329]

Prayers going out to everyone in Florida, be safe.

[@elusive4072]

@Daniel Pacheco Prayer can be very effective depending whos praying. Don't be such a bigot.

[@tsmith3522]

Thank you 😌. Trusting in God to see everyone through this

[@mrsonor1090]

@@elusive4072 "can be" ??? so it's not 100% then? It's a lottery. Nice god you have. And if you choose "the right person", what's your proof? You don't have one because no one have a proof of that.

[@tmak4699]

just pray for the Florida "Newbies" the rest of us are fine..lol

[@whernandez9116]

@@elusive4072 no

[@freeheeler09]

Watching from the Sierras and thinking about my Aunt in Tampa and my mother in law near Orlando and all of the rest of you folks who I don't know. Stay safe, Florida!

[@lilygatschenberger8811]

Thank you to everyone who is praying for us🥰 Im praying for everyone That are getting affected now we are supposed to get hit tomorrow night so we have everything we are hunkered down and just praying at this point That the storm passes quickly🥰❤️🙏🏻 God-bless

[@janetprice85]

Sadly contrary to the Governor's emergency declaration Medicare contracted prescription companies are not okaying early presciption refills for Florida seniors. This is an ongoing problem for seniors even when there is no emergency like during a hurricane. Eyedrops for glaucoma is especially fraught with grief for seniors. This refusal by insurance companies to fill prescriprions early needs to be addressed. It's not like seniors are dope addicts. And they are stressed enough without having to fight pharmacies and insurance companies.

[@helenmarkovic3416]

As someone who has had a second home there since 1988 I am sending out prayers for all my North Port friends and neighbours and to all the good people of Florida. May you all come safely home🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@creasefold1986]

🤣

[@tomitstube]

you're "sending out prayers"? wow, now i don't have to do or think about anything, you're imaginary god will send it somewhere else to kill them... thanks.

[@alex369]

@@creasefold1986 not sure whats so funny

[@alex369]

It should be fine. At least the houses in Florida are not built out of sticks like 90% of the other states.

[@sekou777]

@@alex369 some people are just sick

[@fitosanitago6574]

Florida be like oh look its a category 4 hurricane let's go to the beach and watch the waves crashing 😂

[@davidthompson7817]

It’s not too far from the truth. I had a friend who when I lived in Florida he was from New York and he said let’s go to the beach and check out the effects of the storm is the hurricane is going by …!!! hope he is still there & he goes to Bradenton beach for this one too!

[@p_tiffanii]

🤣 Nah. That's a Cat 3. Once it's a Cat 4, we know the hurricane parties are officially over. Lol! That's when everyone scrambles to buy supplies and actually board up. 🤣🙏🏽

[@rosebarrett1259]

Thank you guys for all your concern and prayers , we all need it pretty badly !"

[@tsmith3522]

I'm in Jacksonville Florida with my daughter and four grandchildren. It comforts my soul to read the positive comments concerning our safety here in all of Florida. 🙏☀️

[@Cilla0415]

I'm also praying, for the state to get washed out.

[@ArissaMai222]

Watching from Sacramento, CA. We get the fires and no rain here. However, a few days ago we went through something the news called storm. It was more like spotted rain. Praying for Florida and my entire family there.

[@marilope76]

I’m in pinellas park zone c I decided to stay the traffic to Orlando was crazy !!! Be safe everyone

[@shanewilson7994]

Anyone in the area, please take this seriously and evac if you can. And I hope for the best, and stay safe everyone.

[@angrybob8126]

Its to late to evac

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

@@angrybob8126 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@georgejones6167]

@@angrybob8126 Conservatives don't need no stinking mandatory evacuations anyway

[@derekt7206]

I live in Sebring and even though it won't do so much but I'm still worried. Stay safe everyone.

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

You dont think? I think its coming right at that area. 6 hours of cat 3 and a day of cat 2 is no joke.

[@tomitstube]

things have changed derek, they'talking about landfall around ft myers.

[@genyg9604]

From sebring 2...🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@Happywife717]

Stay safe! I lived in lake placid FLA when hurricane Matthew occurred. It shifted and we got slammed. So watch the news.

[@jackmahnekn7980]

im in north port the eye is literally going right over my house

[@SilviaPerez45749]

The impact with tampa it’s going to be with category 1 for those don’t understand well… and orlando going to have a tropical storm…my english is so bad but I hope everyone stay safe especially in fort myer area 🙏

[@theramguy7937]

From Tampa vacationing in Tennessee this week. Just worked out that way, praying for everyone still there will be home Saturday.

[@diannarolle1280]

Praying God protection for everyone 🙏🙏

[@tmak4699]

God doesnt care about protecting people..just souls

[@joannwether9982]

Prayers to everyone in Florida. Hoping everyone is prepared and if not, I hope everyone evacuated for all of y’all’s safety. Praying everyone’s safety and hoping it will diminished

[@raveverse]

Thank you for the kind words! Means a lot to us all. Truly.

[@KYMom23]

My prayers for everyone & everything affected by Ian, Lord Have Mercy🙏🏻😱😱

[@elizabethkavanagh3411]

prayers going out to everyone ....Stay safe....From Toronto

[@itsthesoup11]

Praying for everyone down there in Florida, be safe.

[@idiomasentusiasticos7954]

On the bright side, she won’t stay a 4 while on land. She’s quickly drop to a 1. However, I lived through Sandy and she was a 1 when she hit me. Category 1 hurricanes can still kill. Don’t take them lightly.

[@tmgtooler]

To my Family n friends in Tampa Be Safe 🙏

[@lavendertahruecii7644]

I’m praying for my family members in Florida especially my mother my sister and my nephew 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@EXOTICNICK]

My dad is in Florida for his work send prayers to him, please. We hope for the best for everyone. Luckily he leaves tomorrow at 4pm their time. I hope for the best.

[@tinasmoott.v9489]

Praying for Florida

[@Aztec339]

Pray for stranded S.A. migrants dumped on MV. PLEASE WE ARE SUFFERING TOO. WE ARE HUMAN TOO.

[@karenreichenbaugh856]

Pray for Florida!

[@mayravera7960]

Prayers for Florida

[@murielsteinmetz4274]

prayers for all

[@mariajoseasbury8450]

In Orlando now. Evacuated our home in Tampa

[@viaswishesxo8895]

stay safe❤️

[@codetalker8904]

It's following you

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

It's headed for Orlando

[@tanookimarketing]

What's your address so I can finalize my looting plans.

[@youdontknowme3318]

I was just in orlando a couple hours ago lol

[@grip2617]

A hurricane is a beautiful and impressive phenomena.

[@brandonyoungblood462]

Watching from north Carolina praying everyone gets threw hope everyone stays safe my Papa lives in Florida pray every one stays safe

[@davidhavard1908]

It’s when the wind switches and comes around all the water that’s pushed out comes back like a train I live in Hatteras seen it many times

[@timothyjones422]

Thanks for the prayers. Appreciated

[@du-me-Utube-1975]

Yesterday, Didn’t the WEATHERMEN said it will DROPPED DOWN TO CAT 1 when it made landed……???! They couldn’t even guess 18 hours ahead!! 😂😂😂

[@tmak4699]

Bill Belichick told you all you need to know about weather forecasters

[@du-me-Utube-1975]

@@tmak4699 😂😂😂

[@Abacab965]

Please bring your pet's inside so they're safe with you during the storm!

[@mnro123]

Pray For Your Country 🙏

[@melaniesilas9313]

Thank you for keeping my family and I safe. You are awesome and my family😇

[@dexterlaboratory5056]

And Pepsi is making us drivers come in on Wednesday. Shame

[@mr.regenold6572]

Is Pepsi on Pepsi , Sugar, SUGA, suga 🍙🍚🍙🍚 Ahhh, Are They Baby Nuts 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@danclmb]

I live in Kansas. Good bless you all. How difficult is it to completely evacuate your household? I can’t comprehend it?? Where do you go? What if you don’t have money or a car?

[@wsandifer05]

If you play Jethro Tull really loud on a continuous loop, Ian will bypass your home.

[@IDontBuyIt50]

I applaud your efforts. I can't decide on a movie reference.....Michael Rappaport playing DJ and being famous for too much Jethro Tull, or Will Ferrel screaming Hey Aqualung. Both great. Before anyone says it, screw Owen Wilson and the movie he rode in on.

[@wsandifer05]

@@IDontBuyIt50 As the eye wall makes landfall, the strains of Locomotive Breath will be heard resounding.

[@IDontBuyIt50]

@@wsandifer05 I still applaud. Although, if I am the mayor of a coastal community, I'm probably commandeering loudspeakers for When the Levee Breaks

[@wsandifer05]

@@IDontBuyIt50 Good one, but I think Lk Okeechobee is about the only place with real levee's

[@Aztec339]

I saw J Tull LIVE IN CONCERT. A LOCOMOTIVE BREATH. SEE THE TRAIN ACOMING…A COMING DOWN THE TRACK. THE FLUTE MAN. ❤

[@anti-antifamclovin7627]

Prayers from Biloxi🙏

[@brianstepherson6114]

I live in st pete. It's nothing like the news is saying. It's pretty chill out here. It's a lie.

[@Fitarun7]

thenks so much sir concern and peayer

[@fladay3928]

You’re telling me they didn’t know the trough was gonna be that strong

[@davebrown4841]

These guys don't know anything. Just a big guess, and a pat on the back w hen it's over. But they swear that there's a climate crisis and we are all going to parish .

[@digital-millennial]

They call it storm predictions for a reason.

[@Ty-zq5fb]

We’re in Saint Pete beach. Let’s hold on tight folks 😢

[@benblankenship5892]

Man this thing is gone be baaaaaaad. Last week when they first started predicting the storm they had it coming straight thru where I live (a/e Alabama 80 or so miles from PCB) and it got me extremely nervous bc I knew it had the potential to be a big major hurricane. Even tho it’s not comin here I still am nervous for y’all in the effected areas. My prayers are with y’all. Those who stayed man I hope y’all are safe. We have welcomed alooot of people here in Dothan, and will be there after this beast blows thru. Good luck and may God be with y’all!!

[@tjobrien7675]

Prayers. We’ll be looking forward to that sunset

[@SAMMYJR00777]

watching from antartica..... and hope all safe

[@KW-te9ld]

What are you doing there? Contracting gig?

[@hamavery6476]

I wonder if it will regain any strength if it briefly dips back into the ocean before hitting Georgia where I am.

[@JustScottPaid]

Very possible

[@lucysmithers357]

Sending everyone in Florida many prayers

[@linusgrant1172]

European model seems to be better than the GFS. This is not the first time.

[@c.rogers4464]

Just beginning to get a litte rain here in Port Charlotte. Sat thru Charlie back in 2004 and this one looks worse! Shutters closed, everything inside, car in the garage. Best I can do......

[@bounnongkhoukone7234]

HI, EVERY ONE STAY SAFE!!!!🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@borysthecuber7339]

The maximum sustained winds were 175mph, based off of a dropsonde in the left hand side of the eyewall saying 157

[@paullindquist8961]

I wish architects in Hurricaine prone areas would build houses stop a platform on strong concrete stilts. The lower level beneath the platform could have removable walls that would be taken away before a storm surge hits. Pray for Florida.

[@richarda996]

You realize this is hindsight. Some buildings in South Louisiana have had this for the last thirty years.

[@stoshrolstenable]

It’s dying out already. Just rain ☔️

[@loneranger9485]

🙏 GOD BE WITH ALL O Y'ALL

[@sarasweightlossjourney1432]

I live in Sarasota. So pretty scary

[@llb7756]

God you know what we are standing in need of 🙏🙏🙏

[@chuckmaniaci1459]

Great job by the meteorologist

[@newlife956]

Luckily a much smaller storm than the storm that hit NOVA SCOTIA.....932 MILLIBARS.

[@Andrew-om1pw]

The euro model was right all along

[@sharonquintana6409]

Thank you!! 😅

[@unstable_person]

Pls be safe every one 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✊🖐

[@usablemarker1173]

IAN IS BECOMING GIGACHAD!!!!!¡!!!

[@tjmmcd1]

Why do weather channels NEVER show the entire track of the hurricane? They only show doppler radar images of the last couple hours and then ONLY show prior tracking simulations.

[@gimmedaloot]

It’s continuously changing so there’s no point in showing u something that’s 50/50

[@brianfitch5469]

Because they literally dont know where it's going to go. It could turn further west again or more east.

[@WilliamsWrestlin]

@@brianfitch5469 bingo

[@joshuaburris6805]

Anything over a day is can change by up to 300 miles or more although forecasts are better ,exactly pinpointing is several years to decades away too many variables some are really becoming predictable others are still being learned and studied

[@IDontBuyIt50]

adding to the other good answers I'd say that in this country if you show it on the news someone half an inch outside the graphic on tv will just stay home cause it ain't sposed to hit us. Then when they are caught in it of course its time to blame someone. The United Blame of Americans. That should be our new name.

[@MagicalWarriorz]

It's totally blown out proportion. You have to consider the fact it'll be touchdown on the outer skirts of state. Decreasing its severity.

[@angrybob8126]

Charlie was the last one to do this same path in 04 an it destroyed punta gorda we were wothout power in clearwater for 4 or 5 days lots of trees down

[@FloridaDumpling]

We’re in The Villages, an hour or so north of Orlando

[@davidthompson7817]

I really don’t think that computers respond to being British or American. it’s a model…

[@layahYasharahla]

Laying here in Tampa wondering if we are gonna ride it out at home or hit the shelters tomorrow

[@itsPikachu]

Poor Floridians

[@cherryfireice8216]

You move there you know the risks. Plus the overdevelopment destroyed protective buffers and mangroves. Just hope the manatees will be ok. They starved because Floridians couldn't fix their sewers.

[@davidthompson7817]

I love Florida 25 years ago. You can have that crap. When I was 10 my family moved us there. It was OK…it’s beautiful but I’m a redhead so I was always getting burned skin…not really my favorite place now that I’ve been out west since 1997.

[@itsPikachu]

@@cherryfireice8216 I left to Puerto Rico My homeland and childhood home

[@antiscool]

Even storms get caught in traffic on i4 🤦‍♂️

[@mnro123]

Storm Will Get Messy In Florida Tomorrow

[@MagicalWarriorz]

You wish

[@tmak4699]

its really just a weekend in the middle of the week..not much more

[@StandUpMagazin]

Good luck to our SUP friends in Florida.

[@genwe1894]

Will it hit Cape Coral directly?

[@DarqJestor]

Watching from California and hoping for a miracle and the beast will somehow turn east and miss Florida.🙏

[@prestonmcdaniel7951]

Is this guy for real he said it is going easterly it is going south east is on the other side of where it is hitting on the west coast or did I miss understand what he was saying?

[@--JohnDoe]

Will tampa bay completely empty all the way to the skyway?

[@pantherplatform]

The rain in Spain is mainly on the plain.

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

I DUNNO..Ft Lauderdale is drowning..and does NOT look out of the woods yet.. .

[@GeoffGreen]

Nth port and cape coral looks like ground zero.

[@mrsonor1090]

Why do ppl still live there? When will they learn? And why can you still even ensure a house there? The cost should be so high that ppl moved away. Problem solved :) Plenty of space in Nebraska.

[@vnlaice4778]

My brother is holding on to that H line !

[@littlelady.6769]

May Allah protect all of us Floridians during this time🙏🏻Inshallah it doesn’t get worst and a miracle happens

[@timothyjones422]

I'm in ft Myers. Getty a few gusts already.

[@1986prs]

Ancient Indian Burial Mounds continue to protect Tampa bay.. Good luck to our friends in Venice and Port Charlotte.

[@melaniesilas9313]

Paul please be safe.

[@natebown]

Really hope it spares Captiva 😥

[@jordannorman1314]

Its clearly shifting east. In my opinion

[@mr.regenold6572]

"In everyone's life alot 🫐 rain ☔ WILL 🚿 fall." 🍀