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Added on the 10/10/2018 19:23:49 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Strong winds and torrential rain lash Punta Gorda, Florida, threatening catastrophic damage and flooding as Hurricane Ian slams into the coast of southwest Florida as a monster Category 4 storm. IMAGES
Heavy winds and rain pummel Punta Gorda in Florida as Hurricane Ian intensifies to just shy of the strongest Category 5 level, threatening to wreak "catastrophic" destruction on the southern US state. IMAGES
Hurricane Zeta is battering the Gulf Coast with life-threatening conditions and storm surge. According to CNN, the dangerous system has descended upon Louisiana and Mississippi. The Category 2 storm made landfall with dangerous winds reaching110 mph. The eye of the storm passed over New Orleans at roughly 7:30 p.m., EDT. According to a tweet by the New Orleans government, winds were beginning to pick back up after the eye's passing. The National Hurrican Center reports that Zeta is moving at 25 mph and will increase in speed as the night continues.
As Hurricane Dorian crawls towards the southeast coast of the United States, strong winds and heavy rain begin to pick up at Jensen Beach in Florida. IMAGES
Images show boats on an agitated sea with strong winds swaying palm trees in Jensen Beach, Florida, as Hurricane Dorian creeps towards the southeast coast of the United States, remaining a dangerous hurricane despite being downgraded to a Category 2 storm on the five-level wind scale. IMAGES