The National Hurricane Center issued a 9 p.m. update on Hurricane Ian, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Cayo Costa, Florida, just outside Fort Myers. Ian is continuing to "batter the Florida peninsula with catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding," the center wrote.

9:30PM 9/28: Another look outside #Sarasota #Police Headquarters as #HurricaneIan continues passing through the @CityofSarasota. Please continue to stay off the roads & stay safe. We’re almost through this. Hang in there, #Sarasota 💙 #FLwx #Ian #IanHurricane pic.twitter.com/mT3YqDryvE

— Sarasota Police Department (@SarasotaPD) September 29, 2022

The storm is currently about 135 miles south-southwest of Orlando, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and minimal pressure of 965 mb. It's moving north-northeast at 8 mph. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood emergency for  Sarasota, Manatee, Hardee, western DeSoto, northwestern Highlands and southwestern Charlotte counties until 10:45 p.m.