Damaging winds and rain lashed the stateβs heavily populated Gulf Coast, with theΒ Naples to SarasotaΒ region at βhighest riskβ of a devastating storm surge.
A strengthening Hurricane Ianβs rain and winds lashed Cubaβs western tip, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it became a major Category 3 storm early Tuesday.
Hurricane Fiona has strengthened into a Category 4 storm after lashing the Turks and Caicos Islands and devastating Puerto Rico. It's forecast to squeeze past Bermuda later this week.
Samaritan's Purse is once again coming to the aid of Puerto Rico.Β The disaster relief organization based in Boone is deploying teams to the area following Hurricane Fiona.Β