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Hurricane Ian has made landfall as a near-Category 5 storm, roaring ashore in southwestern Florida. The storm intensified into on Wednesday morning as millions of Florida residents were told to evacuate in anticipation of storm surges, flash flooding and hurricane-force winds. The hurricane has already brought severe rain, winds, storm surges and flooding to the Florida Gulf Coast. The impact is only expected to grow in the coming hours as the strongest part of the storm hits land and moves slowly across the state.
The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa, a barrier island between Port Charlotte and Cape Coral, Florida at 3:05 PM local time, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC).
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