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University of Florida officials continue monitoring Hurricane Ian. Here is what we know today: Hurricane Ian has weakened to a tropical storm and is still expected to produce strong winds, heavy rains and storm surge across portions of Florida, according to the Thursday, 5 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. It is moving off the east-central coast of Florida and emerging into the western Atlantic later Thursday. Alachua County is under a tropical storm watch. Tropical storm winds are expected to continue across Northeast and North Central Florida, which includes Alachua County. The weather in Northeast Florida will deteriorate,…

University of Florida officials continue monitoring Hurricane Ian. Here is what we know today: Hurricane Ian is a dangerous Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds currently near 155 mph with higher gusts, according to the 11 a.m. Wednesday advisory from the National Hurricane Center. At noon, the storm’s eyewall was beginning to come ashore near Sanibel. Weakening is expected after landfall. Computer models show the storm moving at a slower pace. As a result, tropical storm winds are expected to begin Wednesday night and early Thursday morning across Northeast and North Central Florida, which includes Alachua County. As Wednesday…