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PHOTOS: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida

Hurricane Ian strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it barreled toward Florida on Wednesday

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    People observe the waves hitting the Malecon in Havana, on September 28, 2022, after the passage of hurricane Ian. (YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

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    Debris litters a street in a neighborhood of St. Pete Beach as the winds from Hurricane Ian arrive on September 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida.  (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

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    Local resident Mark Seger walks at the bay of St. Pete Beach as the winds from Hurricane Ian arrive on September 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (.Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

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    Local residents (L-R) Adam Lawhead, Mike Copher, and Mark Seger wait for the storm at Castle Hotel at the bay of St. Pete Beach as the winds from Hurricane Ian arrive on September 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida.  (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

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    Pets take shelter in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Ian at Erwin Technical College, a pet friendly shelter for people with special needs, on September 28, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. Ian is expected to make landfall later today on the Gulf Coast of the state. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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    Edward Montgomery and Courtney Viezux board up Montgomery's apartment building as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Ian on September 27, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

  • Traffic
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    Traffic moves slowly on I-4 East as residents evacuate the Gulf Coast of Florida in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Ian on September 27, 2022 in Four Corners, Florida.  (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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    Frederic Herodet and Mary Herodet board up their Gulf Bistro restaurant as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Ian on September 27, 2022 in St Petersburg Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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     A car drives on a bridge over the Peace River ahead of Hurricane Ian, in Punta Gorda, Florida on September 28, 2022. (RICARDO ARDUENGO/via Getty Images)

  • Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida
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    SARASOTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 28: Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida. Ian is hitting the area with winds and rain as a possible category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

  • The city of Naples, FL during Hurricane Ian
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    The city of Naples, FL during Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022. The streets are flooded and wind strongly gusts the trees.  (City of Naples)

  • A downed tree covers the road after being toppled by the winds and rain from Hurricane Ian
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    A downed tree covers the road after being toppled by the winds and rain from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida. Ian is hitting the area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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    Severe weather damage from Hurricane Ian in Palm Beach County. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

  • Home
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    A home is severely damaged by Hurricane Ian in Palm Beach County. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

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    Tree and debris litter the ground in Palm Beach County from Hurricane Ian. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

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    A home in Palm Beach County is severely damaged by Hurricane Ian. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

  • Debris
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    Debris in Palm Beach County from Hurricane Ian. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

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    An overturned vehicle in Palm Beach County. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

  • Exterior of a home
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    The exterior of a home in Palm Beach County, Florida. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

  • Home
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    Severely damaged home in Palm Beach County. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

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    A damaged vehicle in vehicle in the road during Hurricane Ian. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

  • Homes
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    Homes damaged from Hurricane Ian. (Palm Beach County Fire Rescue)

  • Debris
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    Debris scattered from Hurricane Ian in Delray Beach, Florida. (Credit: WSTN)

  • Hurricane Ian impacts Tampa, Florida
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    A woman takes photos of the surf on Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

  • Hurricane Ian impacts Tampa, Florida
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    A woman looks at her phone on the Ballast Point Pier on Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

  • Water moves away from Tampa, Florida shore ahead of Hurricane Ian landfall
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    A man walks near Ballast Point Pier as water moves away from shore as Hurricane Ian begins to move into the area, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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    Plane severely damaged in Hurricane Ian. (Credit: Tom Pendas/TourHelicopter.com)

  • Plane
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    Plane overturned during Hurricane Ian. (Credit: Tom Pendas/TourHelicopter.com)

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    Place overturned and wrecked during Hurricane Ian. (Credit: Tom Pendas/TourHelicopter.com)

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    A dog is walked through floodwater as the tide rise, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Key West, Fla., as the first bands of rain associated with Hurricane Ian pass to the west of the island chain. Ian was forecast to strengthen even more over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, reaching top winds of 140 mph (225 kmh) as it approaches the Florida’s southwest coast.  ((Rob O'Neal/The Key West Citizen via AP))

  • Hurricane Ian
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    This GOES-East GeoCcolor satellite image taken at 12:41 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico. Cuba remained in the dark early Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out its power grid and devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it hit the island’s western tip as a major storm.  ((NOAA via AP))

  • Hurricane Ian hits Key West, Florida
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    Florida intense wind, rain flood streets of Key West during Hurricane Ian. (Carsten Kalakeni Weber via Storyful)

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    Florida intense wind, rain flood streets of Key West during Hurricane Ian. (Carsten Kalakeni Weber via Storyful)

  • Key West impacted by Hurricane Ian
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    Florida intense wind, rain flood streets of Key West during Hurricane Ian (Carsten Kalakeni Weber via Storyful)

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    Big Cat Rescue (Facebook/Big Cat Rescue)

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    Fallen electricity lines, metal and tree branches litter a street after Hurricane Ian hit Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022.  Ian made landfall at 4:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province, where officials set up shelters, evacuated people, rushed in emergency personnel and took steps to protect crops in the nation’s main tobacco-growing region. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

  • Matt and Kaia wrangling a croc
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    WILD CROC TERRITORY. (L to R) Kaia Wright and Matt Wright in WILD CROC TERRITORY. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 (Courtesy of Netflix © 2022)

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    People walk through a flooded street in Batabano, Cuba, on September 27, 2022, during the passage of hurricane Ian. - Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba early Tuesday, with the storm prompting mass evacuations and fears it will bring widespread destruction as it heads for the US state of Florida. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images))

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    People walk through a flooded street in Batabano, Cuba, on September 27, 2022, during the passage of hurricane Ian. - Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba early Tuesday, with the storm prompting mass evacuations and fears it will bring widespread destruction as it heads for the US state of Florida. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

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    People walk through a flooded street in Batabano, Cuba, on September 27, 2022, during the passage of hurricane Ian. - Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba early Tuesday, with the storm prompting mass evacuations and fears it will bring widespread destruction as it heads for the US state of Florida. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

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    A vintage car passes by debris caused by the Hurricane Ian as it passed in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

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    Debris hang on the street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian's passage through Pinar del Rio, Cuba, September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

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    A man carries his children next to debris caused by the Hurricane Ian after it passed in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini (REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini)

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    Jesus Rodrigues takes wood to his vehicle outside a Home Depot store in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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    Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it barreled toward Cuba on a track to hit Florida's west coast as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday. (DroneBase via AP)

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    Johnny Ford, right, and his wife Jerria Ford fill free sand bags at an Orange County park in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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    Jesus Rodrigues loads wood in his vehicle outside a Home Depot store in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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    Wind blows a palm tree at the Antonio Maceo Monument along the malecon sea wall during the passing of Hurricane Ian in Havana, Cuba, early Thursday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)

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    Residents of the El Fanguito neighborhood carry a mattress to a safe place in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.  (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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    People wait in lines to fuel their vehicles at a Costco Wholesale store in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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    Residents of the El Fanguito neighborhood move their belongings to a safe place as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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    A pedestrian crosses an empty street during the passing of Hurricane Ian in Havana, Cuba, early Thursday, Sept. 27, 2022.  (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)

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    Johnny Ford, right, and his wife Jerria Ford fill free sand bags at an Orange County park in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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    A man, along with his Macaw and cat, prepares his sailboat on the Davis Islands yacht basin ahead of the potential arrival of Hurricane Ian Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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    Waves kick up under a dark sky along the shore of Batabano, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.  (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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    News crews, tourists and local residents take images as high waves from Hurricane Ian crash into the seawall at the Southernmost Point buoy, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Key West, Fla. (Rob O'Neal/The Key West Citizen via AP)

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    Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida.   (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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    Wind gusts blow debris across the John Ringling Causeway as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida.  (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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    Wind gusts blow across Sarasota, FL. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

  • Tree uprooted
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    A tree is uprooted by strong winds as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

  • Tree
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    A downed tree lies next to the road after being toppled by the winds and rain from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida.  (Gerardo Mora/Getty Image)

  • Man runs in heavy wind
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     Brent Shaynore runs to a sheltered spot through the wind and rain from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

  • St. Petersburg, FL
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    A damaged sign sits on the side of state road I-275 as Hurricane Ian approaches on September 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida.   (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

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