A satellite tv for pc captured a surprising picture of Hurricane Ian's eye because it barreled towards Florida on Wednesday. The picture exhibits the hurricane — hurling 155 mph winds — churning northeast towards Florida's west coast, close to Sanibel Island.
The satellite tv for pc, referred to as GOES-East, is positioned about 22,300 miles above Earth and travels at a pace matching Earth's rotation, which permits it to remain in a set place, in response to the U.S. Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Hurricane Ian is predicted to make landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday afternoon. By noon, it was already inflicting catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding, in response to forecasters.
"On the forecast observe, the middle of Ian is predicted to maneuver onshore quickly, transfer over central Florida tonight and Thursday morning and emerge over the western Atlantic by late Thursday," forecasters mentioned in a 2 p.m. replace. "Ian is forecast to show northward on Friday and method the northeastern Florida coast along with the Georgia and South Carolina coasts late Friday."