Ian could become 1st major hurricane to hit Tampa in more than 100 years

Tampa Bay is bracing for what could be its first hit from a major hurricane in 101 years. Hurricane Ian, which made landfall Tuesday morning in Cuba, is expected to reach western Florida on Wednesday afternoon or evening as a strong Category 3 storm. Residents of Tampa, Fort Myers, and Sarasota are being encouraged to evacuate, with the National Hurricane Center warning of "a danger of life-threatening inundation ... from rising water moving inland from the coastline." The last major hurricane t...