Ian to Evolve into Major Hurricane as it Heads Towards Western Cuba and Florida

Residents from Cuba to western Florida are bracing for the potentially devastating impact of Hurricane Ian as it grows stronger on its trek towards the Gulf of Mexico.  Forecasters at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center say Ian is moving over the Caribbean Sea carrying maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers an hour, making it a Category 2 storm on the center’s five-level scale that measures a storm’s maximum sustained wind speed and destructive potential.  Ian was last spotted 170 kilometers...