hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all over the world. you re watching cnn newsroom. i m kristie lu stout. it is now 2 am on the u.s. east coast. almost the entire state of florida is bracing for the impact of hurricane ian, a monster storm stretching 700 miles across and getting stronger. causing a nationwide blackout in cuba, ian is turning in the gulf of mexico as a category three hurricane with sustained winds just shy of a category four. and along with life-threatening storm surge, florida is facing catastrophic flooding and powerful winds. now, conditions will deteriorate throughout the night ahead of the expected landfall in the coming hours. more than two and a half million people are under some form of evacuation warning. state authorities say the time to leave is quickly running out. people in southwest florida, this is going to likely make landfall as a category 4 hurricane. there will be catastrophic flooding, and life-threat
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ten feet, and a category four hurricane pushing ashore here within the next 12 or so hours. hurricane warnings have been prompted across parts of the western part of the state of florida. you look at the system, the cloud field is expansive, 500 plus miles from its northern entered southern periphery, very symmetrical and organize, and becoming better organized as it approaches land here in the coming hours. landfall possible as early as one, 2 pm wednesday. notice, it goes from category 3 two category 4 at landfall across portions of the port charlotte area. which is 70, five 80 miles south of the tampa bay region. that s the biggest concern here. the shift of the track has migrated a little farther to the south, that means it comes at a little bit stronger, it certainly comes in quicker as well, as opposed to taking that northern track and making landfall later thursday night, wednesday. morning and notice, the impacts will be felt across the entirety of the state of florida, especia