Hurricane Ian intensifying, prompting evacuation orders in Florida

FLORIDA (KXAN) — Hurricane Ian is rapidly intensifying as it makes an initial landfall in Cuba overnight, then sets its sights on Florida. Evacuation orders are in effect for hundreds of thousands of Tampa residents as a 10+ foot ocean rise is expected to put parts of the city underwater.Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings are in effect for much of the Florida Peninsula, with impacts not only expected on the west coast of the state, but also on the east coast from the storm's