As Hurricane Ian continues to barrel towards Florida as a Category 4 storm, it looks as if the Magnolia State will go without any impact.
According to the National Weather Service, it will remain sunny across Mississippi – that includes the Gulf Coast – into next week.
Mississippi, who’s no stranger to hurricanes, is quite lucky this time around. In Florida, over 2.5 million residents have been mandated to evacuate as Ian is expected to make landfall on the state’s west coast early Wednesday afternoon.
Time is quickly running out for residents to rush preparations to completion on the southwestern Florida peninsula as Hurricane #Ian nears.
Tropical-Storm-Force winds already beginning to affect coast. Conditions will rapidly deteriorate & catastrophic wind damage is expected. pic.twitter.com/eHhEwPNLoY
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022
As of 8 a.m. CT Wednesday, Ian was just 2 mph shy of being declared a Category 5 storm. The National Hurricane Center is forecasting up to 18 feet of storm surge in some areas along the southwest coast of Florida.
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