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Rescue crews are wading through water and using boats to rescue Florida residents stranded in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Now a tropical storm, Ian continues to bring life-threatening flooding, storm surge and high winds to parts of Florida before moving toward Georgia and the Carolinas.

It’s one of several barrier islands in southwest Florida that were hit hardest by Ian’s wrath.

As Hurricane Ian came ashore Wednesday, millions of Floridians either evacuated or hunkered down at home. That included some of St. Petersburg’s most famous feathered friends.

One of this weekend’s high-profile NFL matchups will take place as scheduled, despite the destruction left across Florida by Hurricane Ian. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will still host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.

Video from Bonita Springs, Florida, shows the man carefully approach the cat and gently carry it to safety.

Florida’s property insurance market was already strained under billion-dollar losses, insurer insolvencies, and skyrocketing premiums. Then came Hurricane Ian.

Firefighters in Naples waded through deep floodwater Wednesday to rescue a woman trapped in her car as Hurricane Ian pounded Florida’s west coast.

A 72-year-old Deltona man drowned after officials say he went outside during Hurricane Ian to drain his pool.

Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwestern Florida near Cayo Costa just after 3 p.m. ET, bringing catastrophic storm surge and winds to the state.

Minnesotans are headed to Florida to help out in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which swamped streets and downed trees as it made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southwestern Florida on Wednesday. 

Where’s Jim Cantore? It’s a popular question anytime bad weather is in the forecast. Turns out he’s dodging Hurricane Ian storm debris in Punta Gorda, Florida – with mixed results.

Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday and the Salvation Army said Wednesday it already began sending resources and personnel to help those affected by the storm.

"Your first flight was my worst flight ever," a pilot who flew over Hurricane Ian said. "It was the worst thing you could want to happen as a pilot."

Here's how you can watch live coverage of Tropical Storm Ian (formerly Hurricane Ian) from our partners: LiveNOW from FOX and FOX Weather - and our sister stations WTVT - FOX 13 Tampa Bay and WOFL - FOX 35 Orlando. 

Hurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in less than a day.

Major airlines are allowing passengers to rebook flights without a fee, but each airline’s travel waiver has different restrictions and deadlines.