Hurricane Ian's "extremely dangerous" eyewall – just shy of Category 5 strength – is moving onshore in southwestern Florida, with the storm poised to inflict "catastrophic" winds and storm surge across a large portion of the state, forecasters say.Now at Category 4 with sustained winds of 250km/hr, Ian's center was about 72 kilometres west of Naples around 11am ET (1am Thursday AEST) and is expected to cross onto land, perhaps north of Fort Myers near the Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda areas, by early Wednesday afternoon (Thursday morning AEST), the National Hurricane Center said.Much of west-central Florida and even places inland face disaster: "Historic" storm surge up to 5.5 meters is possible and could swallow coastal homes; rain could cause flooding across much of the state; and crushing winds could flatten homes and stop electricity service for days or weeks.
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