Hurricane Ian becomes Category 1 as it moves over Central Florida
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Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto shows how nearly 20" of rain in some parts of Central Florida will dump while Hurricane Ian moves across the state.

Hurricane Ian downgraded to Category 2 storm
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Hurricane Ian has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it continues to move across the Florida peninsula.

Hurricane Ian batters inland counties as Category 3 storm
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FOX 13 Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto shows Hurricane Ian moving inland as a downgraded, but still powerful Category 3 storm.

Tree branch hits Jim Cantore during Hurricane Ian report: 'Just give me a minute'

Where’s Jim Cantore? It’s a popular question anytime bad weather is in the forecast. Turns out he’s dodging Hurricane Ian storm debris in Punta Gorda, Florida – with mixed results.

Hurricane Ian makes landfall as strong Category 4 storm
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Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto shows the progress of Hurricane Ian after landfall, when it was a Category 4 storm. Windspeeds were around 157 miles per hour. Category 5 storms are 160 miles per hour and above.

Hurricane Ian may be among top 5 most powerful hurricanes to make US landfall

With top sustained winds of 155 mph, Hurricane Ian is a strong Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, but only four hurricanes have ever struck the U.S. with stronger winds.

Tampa Bay's rare hurricane landfalls: 1921 storm, 'Great Gale of 1848'

It’s been more than a century since a hurricane made landfall in the Tampa Bay area, but the region has seen a number of close calls.

Cuba begins restoring power after Hurricane Ian blacks out island

Thousands of people were evacuated and others left the area ahead of the arrival of Ian, which caused flooding, damaged houses and toppled trees.

Hurricane Ian drains water across Tampa Bay area

Remember those empty waterways around Tampa Bay during Hurricane Irma in 2017? Hurricane Ian's strong winds are doing the same, pushing water out of Hillsborough Bay along Bayshore Blvd. in Tampa and other waterways along the Gulf.

Hurricane Ian Tracker: Here is what to expect across Tampa Bay, SW Florida

Hurricane Ian will be felt for about 36 hours in Florida after making landfall in southwest Florida. Here are the projected impacts across the state's Gulf coast.

How Hurricane Ian got so nasty so quickly, turbocharged by warm water

Hurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in less than a day.

Hurricane Ian: How to get compensated if your flight was canceled

Major airlines are allowing passengers to rebook flights without a fee, but each airline’s travel waiver has different restrictions and deadlines.

Pollution from Florida's phosphate mining industry a concern with Hurricane Ian

The polluted leftovers of Florida’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry are at risk for leaks or other contamination when Hurricane Ian comes ashore, environmental groups say.

Hurricane Ian nears Category 5 status, hours before Florida landfall
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Hurricane Ian is almost a Category 5 storm. It has reached a maximum sustained wind of 155 mph, just two mph shy of the Category 5 threshold.

What impacts to expect from Hurricane Ian along Florida's Gulf Coast before and after landfall
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg breaks down the expected impacts Hurricane Ian will have on southwest Florida and the Tampa Bay region before and after the category 4 storm's landfall.