Here’s what you need to know about Hurricane Ian. The massive storm hit Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane and left behind a major mess. "The impacts of this storm are historic and the damage that was done was historic," Gov. Ron DeSantis said. "We've never seen storm surge of this magnitude.” A Category 4 is defined as a hurricane with sustained winds of 209 to 251 km/h Rescue operations are underway to reach people trapped in flooded homes, and an estimated 2.7 m