HOUR ... AND THE IMPACTS WE COULD SOON FEEL. WE'RE HELPING YOU GET YOUR CAR STORM READY. FROM FILLING UP ... TO STOCKING UP ... TO WHEN WE CAN EXPECT GAS PRICES TO RISE. THE FACTORS LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE MONITORING RIGHT NOW ... AND A POTENTIAL TIMELINE FOR WHEN THEY COULD PUT STORM GUIDELINES IN PLACE. SOME BIG MOMENTS IN SPORTS OVERNIGHT. FROM THE MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL EXCITEMENT ... TO A *MAJOR *MILESTONE FOR ONE ATLANTA BRAVES PITCHER. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. AND I'M EMMA HAMILTON. METEOROLOGISTS MELISSA HALL AND JONATHAN MYERS ARE JOINING US THIS MORNING ... TRACKING IAN. NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TUESDAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 83. NORTH WIND AROUND 7 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 63. NORTH WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. WEDNESDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 2PM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 73. NORTHEAST WIND 13 TO 16 MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY AFTER 2AM. CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 62. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 17 MPH. THURSDAY SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY AFTER 2PM. CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ... WE'RE STARTING TO SEE AN INFLUX IN VISITORS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE EVACUATING IN FLORIDA AND HEADED NORTH. FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS URGED PEOPLE YESTERDAY ... DO NOT IGNORE EVACUATION ORDERS ... THEY'RE FOR YOUR SAFETY. WHETHER YOU'RE EVACUATING OR STAYING PUT ... MAKING SURE YOUR CAR IS STORM-READY ... IS PARAMOUNT. WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH OUR NIKIYA CARERRO LIVE THIS MORNING ... NIKIYA ... WHAT CAN WE DO RIGHT NOW TO GET READY? I'M HERE AT THIS GAS STATION ON HIGHWAY 17 IN SAVANNAH ... WHERE PRETTY SOON A *WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE COMING THROUGH ... LOOKING TO FILL UP. I SPOKE WITH THE GEORGIA SPOKESPERSON FOR TRIPLE-A ... AND SHE TOLD ME ... MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS FILLED UP BY TOMORROW ... AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE STAYING ON TOP OF REGULAR CAR MAINTENANCE. "SO MAKING SURE YOU KNOW YOU HAVE THINGS CHECKED SUCH AS YOUR BATTERY. MAKING SURE YOUR TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT. MAKING SURE YOU HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE CHARGER WITH YOU AS WELL. " IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE ... TRIPLE-A WON'T SEND ANY TECHNICIANS OUT IF THE WEATHER GETS TOO BAD ... SO PREPARE NOW. "EVEN OUT IN RURAL COUNTIRES, EVEN MORE SO. DRIVING DOWN FLOODED ROADS, THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING. DON'T DO THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT COULDR UP IN A SEARCH AND RESCUE SITUATION." NIKIYA ... WHAT ABOUT GAS PRICES? THANKFULLY WE'VE SEEN THEM FINALLY GOING DOWN ... WILL THIS SEND THEM BACK UP? YEAH EMMA ... FRANK ... RIGHT NOW ... YOU CAN TELL THINGS ARE NORMAL ... BUT THERE'S A CHANCE PRICES COULD SHOOT UP *AFTER THE STORM ... BECAUSE OIL REFINERIES ARE IN THE STORM'S PATH. RIGHT NOW ... LEADERS IN BRYAN AND BULLOCH COUNTIES SAY PLANS ARE UNDERWAY ... TO KEEP EVERYONE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES SAFE. "WE'RE GOING TO BE PREPARED, WE STARTED COMMUNICATING WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE'VE COMMUNICATED WITH THE PUBLIC AND JUST TELLING PEOPLE TO JUST STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE STORM." THEY'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SINCE FRIDAY ... AND PLAN TO MEET WITH THEM AGAIN TOMORROW. "WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING IS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WE KNOW MORE AND WE SEE MORE AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER THEY ACTUALLY GET US A BETTER TRACK AND ALL, THEN WE'RE GOING TO START HAVING CONFERENCE CALLS, GETTING EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND PUT OUR PLAN IN ACTION." BOTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS ARE URGING YOU TO GET AN EMERGENCY PLAN IN PLACE NOW. IN CHATHAM COUNTY ... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE. OUR OLIVIA WILE ... CAUGHT UP WITH THE CEMA DIRECTOR ... TO FIND OUT HIS NEXT STEPS. "WIND RAIN AND OF COURSE THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES." IT'S A BUSY WEEK FOR C-E-M-A DIRECTOR DENNIS JONES. "THAT FIRST GRAPHIC IS THE PROBABILITY OF STORM FORCE WINDS." HE SAYS HIS TEAM IS NOW IN "OPERATING CONDITION 4," MEANING HE NOW HAS EXTRA STAFF TO HELP HIM MONITOR THESE RADARS - BUT HE SAYS PREP IS A TEAM EFFORT FOR AGENCIES ACROSS THE CITY. "JUST MAKING SURE THEY'RE READY, THEY UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS CAN BE AND THEY WILL BE WORKING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HANDLE ANY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ISSUES." WITH FLOODING BEING AN AREA- WIDE ISSUES, MAKING SURE DRAINS ARE CLEAR WILL BE IMPORTANT. HE SAYS SO IS HAVING A PLAN. "WE HAVE AT LEAST THREE, THREE AND A HALF DAYS TO PREPARE, SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FAMILY'S NEEDS AND PLAN AHEAD OF TIME." AS SOON AS THIS AFTERNOON ... FLORIDA WILL BEGIN FEELING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IAN. RIGHT NOW ... PEOPLE ALL ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST ARE EVACUATING ... OR ... - *PREPARING AHEAD OF THE STORM'S LANDFALL. WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH OUR AMY LU LIVE IN TAMPA ... AMY ... CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THOSE PREPARATIONS? WHERE WE ARE NOW IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY--TAMPA AREA IS NOW UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS. AND IS AN AREA THAT'S EXPECTED TO SEE FEET OF FLOODING AND STORM SURGE. THE EVACUATION ORDER AFFECTS SOME 300- THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COUNTY...MAINLY THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR WATERWAYS OR THE SHORE. THERE ARE MORE ORDERS FOR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES...IN AREAS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF LIKE -- BRADENTON, SARASOTA, MANATEE, PINELLAS AND SARASOTA COUNTIES AS WELL -- ALL EXPECTED TO BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED WHEN IAN REACHES HERE. <> SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO SHELTERS BUT ARE ONLY TO BE USED AS ONLY A LAST RESORT. AMY -- YOU'RE OUR EYES AND EARS THERE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'VE SEEN SO FAR? > SO FAR -- IT SEEMS PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE WARNINGS FROM OFFICIALS -- SERIOUSLY. YESTERDAY WE STOPPED IN ORLANDO -- WHICH IS *NOT* EXPECTED TO FEEL THE BRUNT OF THE STORM -- AND SAW LINES AT THE GROCERY STORE. WATER WAS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT. LOTS OF EMPTY SHELVES. LATER -- MAKING OUR WAY CLOSER TO TAMPA -- WE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION -- WHERE ONLY PREMIUM AND DIESEL GAS WAS STILL AVAILABLE. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY ON THE HIGHWAY...AND WE HEARD THAT MANY PEOPLE WERE HEADED EAST OR TO NEIGHBORING STATES. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT SO FAR -- BUSINESSES ARE STAYING OPEN...BUT THAT MAY CHANGE AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES LATER TODAY. OUR AMY LU LIVE IN TAMPA ... THANKS SO MUCH. RIGHT NOW - OUR HOME PAGE IS YOUR ONE-STOP RESOURCE TO HELP KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE AND PREPARED. PLUS ... YOU CAN ALWAYS DOWNLOAD OUR WJCL 22 NEWS APP ... FOR FREE IN YOUR APP STORE. THAT'S HOW YOU CAN GET EVERY SAFETY UPDATE ... AND CHANGES TO THE TRACK .. SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. HEAVY RAIN: ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. COASTAL HAZARDS: THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDES BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY. TIDES COULD REACH MODERATE TO PERHAPS MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANY RAINFALL AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK FROM STATESBORO... AT NORTHSIDE DRIVE AND VETERANS MEMORIALS PARKWA