AT 526 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED EXTREME WINDS, ASSOCIATED WITH THE EYEWALL OF HURRICANE IAN, WERE MOVING ONSHORE OVER CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT, OR NEAR PUNTA GORDA. THE HURRICANE EYEWALL WAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!
as per TornadoHQ.