Reuters

Hurricane Ian to bring devastating winds to Cuba

HAVANA (Reuters) -Hurricane Ian is expected to hammer western Cuba late in the day with heavy winds and rain and a potentially life-threatening storm surge after strengthening overnight from a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The fast-growing storm is located about 100 miles (160 km) west of Grand Cayman, barreling northwest toward Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (130 km per hour), making it a Category 1 hurricane on a five-step scale. “Devastating wind damage is possible where the core of Ian moves across western Cuba,” the center said.