Residents and city workers fill sandbags at West Park in downtown Clermont, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in preparation for Hurricane Ian. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
September 27, 2022
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September 27, 2022 11 a.m.
Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods
Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity, then churned on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters expected to strengthen it into a catastrophic Category 4 storm.