© Provided by Hindustan Times Hurricane Ian In Florida: A flooded street is seen in downtown as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida. A time-lapse video shared widely on social media showed how the floodwater swept away cars as Hurricane Ian reached its peak wind speeds of 155 mph shortly before landfall in Florida, generating life-threatening storm surges of up to 12 feet. Watch video here:Here is a time-lapse of the #StormSurge coming in on Sanibel Island, #Florida caught on a live traffic cam. #HurricaneIan #Hurricane #Ian pic.twitter.com/JKuNROvMm4 — BirdingPeepWx (@BirdingPeepWx) September 28, 2022Ahead of Hurricane Ian's landfall, more than 2.5 million residents had been told to evacuate as emergency shelters were made. Although, Hurricane Ian's winds diminished significantly after nightfall and the storm was downgraded to Category 1, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Source: Hindustan Times September 29, 2022 06:12 UTC