Scientists have told Newsweek that the eye of the storm would have been quite different from the chaos it caused on the ground in Florida.
Scientists have described what the inside of Hurricane Ian would have looked like before it hit Florida, with one saying it was «huge and white and you’re looking at the deep blue sky of the stratosphere above.»
After reaching its peak of 155mph, the hurricane made landfall along the southwest coast of Florida, near Fort Myers, at 3:05 p.m. EST on Wednesday. Cameras on board the International Space Station filmed Ian just minutes before and will be airing a second live stream on Thursday afternoon at 2:10 p.m. EST.
«It’s a storm that’s larger than normal in diameter…and it’s moving to some extent parallel to the coast. It has a lot of potential for destruction.»
Although Ian has now passed its peak, severe storm surges are continuing along Florida’s coastline, with the National Hurricane Center reporting water levels reaching 12 to 18 feet above ground level.
