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Hurricane Ian Updates LIVE: Storm has upgraded to a major Category 3 hurricane and begins to hit the western tip of Cuba with winds of 200 km/h
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Thousands of National Guard members are on standby in Florida as the state braces for Hurricane Ian, which will wreak havoc from 15-foot waves and 140 mph winds.
Hurricane Ian strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the early hours of Tuesday morning and made landfall in western Cuba at 4:30 a.m. local time, ravaging the island with rain and sustained winds of 200 km/h.
After making its way through Cuba, the hurricane is expected to increase even further over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before reaching Florida on Wednesday as a Category 4 storm with top winds of 150 mph.
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