Posted on 09/28/22
| News Source: FOX45
The National Hurricane Center said at around 8 p.m. winds decreased to 115 mph. By 9 p.m., Ian lost more wind power to 110 mph.
Ian made landfall on the mainland just south of Punta Gorda near Pirate Harbor with winds of 145 mph. That's in the middle of Category 4 range of 130-156 mph.
Hurricane Ian continues to wreak havoc across parts of southwestern Florida. Multiple storm surge warning have been in effect, as well as strong winds and major flooding. Ian strengthened into an extremely dangerous hurricane with maximum winds of 155 mph — just 1 mph away from Category 5 status — and hurricane conditions spread over southwestern Florida.
At 6 p.m. Wednesday, Ian was a minimal Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds down to 130 mph. Its center was about 15 miles east-northeast of Punta Gorda and 110 miles south-southwest of Orlando.
Hurricane-force winds of 74+ mph extend outward 50 miles from the center of Ian, and tropical storm-force winds of 39+ mph extend outward 175 miles.