(28 Sep 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART: NO RE-SALE, RE-USE OR ARCHIVE; MANDATORY CREDIT WPLG-TV; NO ACCESS MIAMI MARKET; NO ACCESS FUSION, UNIVISION, NNS; NO USE BY US BROADCAST NETWORKS ASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa, Florida - 28 September 2022 ++MUTE/AP MUSIC BED FOR SOUND++ ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Various of rain and wind HEADLINE: Hurricane Ian nears Florida, powers up to Category 4 ANNOTATION: Forecasters say Hurricane Ian has become an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, with landfall expected in SW Florida Wednesday afternoon. ANNOTATION: The US National Hurricane Center said Ian's top sustained winds reached 140 mph by 5 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. ANNOTATION: The hurricane could push as much as 12 feet of ocean water ashore in Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said WPLG - NO RE-SALE, RE-USE OR ARCHIVE; MANDATORY CREDIT WPLG-TV; NO ACCESS MIAMI MARKET; NO ACCESS FUSION, UNIVISION, NNS; NO USE BY US BROADCAST NETWORKS Pembroke Pines, Florida - 27 September 2022 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 2. Wrecked small planes ANNOTATION: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Ian spawned possible tornadoes in several counties, including Broward, where planes were wrecked at a local airport. STORYLINE: Hurricane Ian intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm as it approached Florida and forecasters predicted it would retain top winds of 140 mph (220 kph) until landfall Wednesday afternoon. Tropical storm force winds and rain were already hitting the states heavily populated Gulf Coast, with the Naples to Sarasota region at highest risk of a devastating storm surge.    U.S. Air Force hurricane hunters confirmed Ian gained strength over warm Gulf of Mexico water after battering Cuba, bringing down the countrys electricity grid and leaving the entire island without power.    The hurricane could push as much as 12 feet (3.6 meters) of ocean water ashore in Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said, urging people to evacuate the danger zone if they still can. More than 2.5 million people were under mandatory evacuation orders, but by law no one could be forced to flee. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/37e263ff93614d0fac0b4dd1e41a481b