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ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Ian strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane overnight.

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11 p.m. update

Ian continues strengthening, with winds now at 105 MPH.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties.

The forecast track has nudged a little farther east, with the center near Tampa Bay.

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Still, a broad range of landfall locations are possible between the Fort Myers area through Tampa up to Apalachicola Wednesday night and Thursday, depending on location.

The rapid intensification could lead to Category 4 status by Tuesday night.

10 p.m. update

According to the Walt Disney World website, the following resorts will close Wednesday through Friday due to weather:

• Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
• Copper Creek Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
• The Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Disney said it is contacting guests with current and upcoming reservations.

Read our full story here.

7:30 p.m. update

Hurricane Ian is bringing the threat of flooding to Seminole County.

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VIDEO: Hurricane Ian brings flooding threat to Seminole County Hurricane Ian brings flooding threat to Seminole County

6:27 p.m. update

OCPS says all schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, and SCPS says its schools will be closed Wednesday.

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6:20 p.m. update

Power companies across Florida are preparing for major outages due to Hurricane Ian.

Hear from local companies about their efforts below:

Video: Power companies preparing for widespread outages during Hurricane Ian Power companies across Florida are preparing for major outages due to Hurricane Ian. (Shannon Butler, WFTV.com)

5:15 p.m. update

A tropical storm watch has been issued for all of Central Florida except a hurricane watch has been issued for Sumter County. Hurricane warnings are now in effect for the Tampa coast and south.

Hurricane Ian: 5 p.m. Monday update (WFTV)

5:10 p.m. update

As of the 5 p.m. update, Ian is now a Category 2 hurricane and is still expected to strengthen to Category 4. Ian is expected to strengthen to Category 3 before moving over Cuba overnight into tomorrow morning.

Here’s what else we learned from the new update:

• Dry Tortugas upgraded to a hurricane warning
• Tampa Bay upgraded to storm surge warning
• Flagler County beaches under a storm surge watch

4:30 p.m. update

The University of Central Florida announced that classes will be canceled Wednesday through Friday due to Hurricane Ian.

See a full list of university and public school closures here.

Read: Hurricane Ian: School closures in Central Florida

4:20 p.m. update

Channel 9 meteorologist George Waldenberge is timing out when Central Floridians can expect impacts from Ian to move in. See his latest timeline below:

2 p.m. update

Gov. Ron DeSantis is providing an update on the state’s preparation for Hurricane Ian. Watch it live below.

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12 p.m. update:

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are giving an update on preparations for Hurricane Ian.

11 a.m. update:

Hurricane Ian has strengthened with winds now at 80 mph.

Rapid strengthening is still expected over the next 48 hours.

Tropical storm watches have been issued for Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole counties.

Ian is forecast to become a Category 4 hurricane by Tuesday.

The forecast calls for Ian to slow just west of Tampa, slowly weaken, and then move into the Big Bend on Friday morning.

The latest run of tropical models keeps Ian just off the west coast and really slow it down on Wednesday and Thursday.

On this path, heavy rain, flooding, winds and tornado impacts are all possible for Central Florida.

Original report:

Ian has maximum sustained winds of around 75 mph and is moving northwest at 14 mph.

The storm is moving into the eastern Gulf of Mexico over the next few days.

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The entire state of Florida has been placed under a state of emergency as the massive storm’s patch continues its aim at the state.

Before the hurricane moves closer to Florida, it is forecast to make landfall in western Cuba on Monday night.

Life-threatening storm surges and hurricane-force winds are expected in parts of western Cuba late Monday.

Tropical storm conditions are likely in Central Florida by Wednesday.

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As rain bands move through Florida by Wednesday there will be a risk of tornados and flooding.

Ian will be just offshore of Tampa as a major hurricane Wednesday evening.

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The current track has Ian making landfall near Cedar Key, Florida.

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