Florida's vulnerable Tampa Bay area could be struck directly for the first time in a century.
Residents in Florida are anxiously bracing for life-threatening tidal surges, floods and winds as Hurricane Ian approaches.
Low elevation, rising sea levels, and a large population increase the risk of a catastrophic tidal surge. The Tampa area has all three. "We've moved toward the coast, we've moved toward the water. This is, in its own way, a human nature trainwreck," said Richard Olson, director of the extreme events institute at Florida International University .
The National Hurricane Center said there was a 100% chance of damaging winds and water along Florida's west coast, issuing a hurricane warning 175 miles wide, from Bonita Beach in the south to Anclote River, north of Tampa. As flights landed, mobile phone alerts blared notifying residents of mandatory evacuation orders across the region.
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