Organizations like the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army are options if you want to donate toward relief efforts.
People have also been filling sandbags to prepare for potential flooding from increased rainfall, which could occur as Ian approaches. Stores across the area are wiped clean, after people emptied shelves in preparation.
Florida could start feeling Ian's wrath Tuesday, with hurricane conditions potentially hitting the state Wednesday. "When you hear words like catastrophic being thrown around you never wanna take that lightly," Disaster Services Director for the Salvation Army's eastern territory Bob Myers said."So I think that the fact that you’re seeing widespread evacuations in place in large areas of Tampa Bay region and the western coast of Florida that signifies the seriousness of the situation that folks are facing.
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