Travelers at Logan Airport in Boston keep wary eye on Hurricane Ian

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TEAM COVERAGE. SOME ANXIOUS TRAVELERS THIS MORNING. SERA: ALL RUNNING SMOOTHLY THIS MORNING AT LOGAN AIRPORT, AT LEAST IN TERMINAL C. FLIGHTS TO AND FROM FLORIDA STILL ON TIME, MANY PEOPLE GRABBING THOSE FLIGHTS BEFORE CONDITIONS CHANGE, BEFORE IAN HITS. IN FLORIDA, THEY ARE BOARDING UP THEIR HOMES. IN MASSACHUSETTS, THEY ARE — WE MET FLORIDA RESIDENTS TRYING TO GET ON FLIGHTS BACK HOME TO PREPARE AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS BEFORE THE HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL. MANY IN THE SUNSHINE STATE ARE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS AS TAMPA MAY TAKE A DIRECT HIT. THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME IT HAS TAKEN A DIRECT HIT IN THAT AREA SINCE 1921. 7,000 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS HAVE BEEN MOBILIZED. >> THIS IS NOTHING TO MESS AROUND WITH. IF YOU CAN LEAVE, JUST LEAVE NOW. AND WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY. SERA: TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IS TRYING SOMETHING NEW SETTING UP AQUA FENCES, HOPING TO WARD OFF UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER. AT THIS POINT, FLORIDA’S WEST COAST EXPECTED TO GET STORM SURGES OF UP TO FIVE TO 10 FEET

Travelers at Logan Airport in Boston keep wary eye on Hurricane Ian

Whether they’re headed to Florida or avoiding the state all together, people at Logan Airport say they are nervous about Hurricane Ian and what impact it could have on the Gulf coast. Tampa, Florida. “This one’s a direct hit.” As the storm churns south of Florida, some residents are hoping to get back to the Sunshine State and back to secure their homes as quickly as possible. Latest Ian tracks, projections “We came in early thinking we can get an earlier flight, but they only have three that go, and we missed the first one,” Thompson said. Justin Houpe was supposed to move to Florida this week, but the incoming storm changed his plans. “Because of the hurricane, I kind of delayed my trip there, so I’m going to be going back home to Kansas City until that storm blows over,” he said. Others already living there say they’re nervous about the storm’s intensity but are preparing to hunker down.“I don’t think you ever get used to it. I think you just decide, ‘OK, what do I need to do? So, I need to go home, get water, make sure there’s gas in the car,’” said Eve Huggins, who is traveling to Jacksonville, Florida. John Witte is flying into Tampa, which is projected to be one of the hardest hits areas. He said he’s glad he’s flying out Monday before the impacts are felt at the airport. “In a day or two, probably for people going down, it might change, but for now, it’s OK,” he said. “A lot of my family lives there, and in the past, they usually come up here once they hear it’s coming their way. But I haven’t heard anything about it this year from my family, so maybe they think they’re in the clear,” traveler Steven Long said. So far, Logan has not posted any cancellations for Florida flights, but that’s expected to change later this week.

Whether they’re headed to Florida or avoiding the state all together, people at Logan Airport say they are nervous about Hurricane Ian and what impact it could have on the Gulf coast.

“This one’s bad,” said Peggy Thompson, who is flying to Tampa, Florida. “This one’s a direct hit.”

As the storm churns south of Florida, some residents are hoping to get back to the Sunshine State and back to secure their homes as quickly as possible.

Latest Ian tracks, projections

“We came in early thinking we can get an earlier flight, but they only have three that go, and we missed the first one,” Thompson said.

Justin Houpe was supposed to move to Florida this week, but the incoming storm changed his plans.

“Because of the hurricane, I kind of delayed my trip there, so I’m going to be going back home to Kansas City until that storm blows over,” he said.

Others already living there say they’re nervous about the storm’s intensity but are preparing to hunker down.

“I don’t think you ever get used to it. I think you just decide, ‘OK, what do I need to do? So, I need to go home, get water, make sure there’s gas in the car,’” said Eve Huggins, who is traveling to Jacksonville, Florida.

John Witte is flying into Tampa, which is projected to be one of the hardest hit areas. He said he’s glad he’s flying out Monday before the impacts are felt at the airport.

“In a day or two, probably for people going down, it might change, but for now, it’s OK,” he said.

“A lot of my family lives there, and in the past, they usually come up here once they hear it’s coming their way. But I haven’t heard anything about it this year from my family, so maybe they think they’re in the clear,” traveler Steven Long said.

So far, Logan has not posted any cancellations for Florida flights, but that’s expected to change later this week.