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In preparation for the potential affect of Hurricane Ian, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are relocating their soccer operations to Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Early Tuesday morning, Hurricane Ian turned a Class 3 storm because it neared landfall in western Cuba on its manner towards Florida. It rapidly strengthened on Monday and can doubtless proceed gaining in depth because it strikes over Cuba on Tuesday morning, forecasters say.
From Wednesday, the Bucs are anticipated to follow on the Miami Dolphins’ Baptist Well being Coaching Advanced in Miami Gardens forward of their recreation towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
There have at present not been any modifications to the sport, which is scheduled to happen at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
“The NFL, in session with workforce and native officers, will proceed to watch the state of affairs,” stated a press release on the workforce’s web site.
The Dolphins have a recreation at Cincinnati on Thursday, that means their coaching services can be found to make use of from Wednesday.
Hurricane Ian is anticipated to deliver life-threatening storm surge alongside a lot of Florida’s west coast by mid-week, in addition to hurricane-force winds.
Whereas its precise path stays unsure, projections present the Tampa space may get its first direct hit from a hurricane since 1921.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned of energy outages in addition to doable evacuations and gasoline shortages, telling folks to “make preparations now.”
Alongside Florida’s west coast, officers are urging residents to get out of hurt’s manner as an alternative of staying to guard their property.
“That is nothing to fiddle with. When you can depart, simply depart now,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor stated on Monday.
