https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/27/hurricane-ian-is-growing-stronger-as-it-heads-toward-florida-and-governor-warns-time-to-evacuate-is-rapidly-running-out/ > More than 2.5 million Floridians are under some kind of evacuation warning Tuesday as Hurricane Ian marches closer to the state’s west coast and the governor warned the time to heed officials’ warnings to leave is “rapidly running out.” > The Category 3 storm, churning 120 mph winds Tuesday evening, is threatening the peninsula’s west coast with life-threatening storm surge, flooding rain and damaging winds. And it appears to be growing stronger, with hurricane-force winds extending 40 miles out from its center Tuesday evening, which could mean more of Florida will be exposed to dangerous storm impacts once the storm moves onshore in about 24 hours.