Hurricane Ian
is set to gain even more strength and hit Florida's west coast as a Category 4
storm by Wednesday.
News 12 Long Island's Jenn Seelig was outside Macarthur
Airport in Ronkonkoma where people are flying in from Florida and some are
heading down this morning.
Others are going in the opposite direction, and heading south
this morning.
Many
airlines have warned travel could
be disrupted by the storm.
The Red
Cross tells News 12 they are also sending some Long Islanders down to Florida to assist.
Tampa International Airport is closing at 5 p.m.
Once the storm leaves Florida and the South it is expected to significantly weaken. The tri-state area may see some rain from the remnants by this weekend.