Hurricane Ian, the first major storm of the fall, wreaked havoc in Cuba with heavy rain, strong winds and intense flooding after making landfall as a Category 3 storm Tuesday morning.
People walk through flooded streets after a storm.
The New York Times reported that homes and tobacco fields were damaged in western Cuba as a result of flooding and intense winds.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the eye of the storm moved north of the island by Tuesday afternoon.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Ian is expected to become a Category 4 storm and hit Florida's Gulf Coast near the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, with the threat of flash flooding and 10-foot storm surge.
Cubans are standing outside of a flooded warehouse near where Hurricane Ian made landfall.
Early Tuesday, Hurricane Ian made a landfall in western Cuba.
A family searches for shelter after their home was flooded by a storm.
In preparation for the storm, four counties in Florida.
In western Cuba, Ian tore down trees.
Life threatening surf conditions were felt in the Caribbean.
Ian is a category 3 storm on approach to Florida.
The areas targeted by Hurricane Ian grow by the day.
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