Watch: Firefighters smash car window to rescue woman from Ian floodwaters

Firefighters in Naples waded through deep floodwater Wednesday to rescue a woman trapped in her car as Hurricane Ian pounded Florida’s west coast.

What is a flash flood emergency?

Knowing the differences in these flood-related terms could save your life.

Hurricane Ian downgraded to tropical storm as it batters Central Florida: What's next

Hurricane Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm early Thursday morning. Central Florida was met with hours of torrential rain and powerful winds leading to downed trees, power outages, and flooded streets and homes.

Ambulance trapped in severely flooded streets near downtown Orlando during Hurricane Ian

An ambulance got trapped in extremely flooded streets in the SoDo District of Orlando early Thursday morning as Hurricane Ian lashed the area with downpours and high wind gusts. The system downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday morning.

NASA moon rocket back in hangar as Ian approaches Cape Canaveral

NASA’s moon rocket returned to the safety of its hangar Tuesday as Hurricane Ian approached Florida. Early Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center adjusted the path for Hurricane Ian, shifting the storm just to the north of Kennedy Space Center. The hurricane was expected to be downgraded to a strong tropical storm before emerging over the Atlantic Ocean.

Videos show Hurricane Ian intense damage to Florida

WATCH: See the impact Hurricane Ian is having across Florida and the damage it's leaving behind.

Hurricane Ian rainfall forecast in Central Florida counties

Though Hurricane Ian has downgraded and is expected to weaken to a tropical storm as it makes its way northeast through Florida, the storm will still bring heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the Central Florida area through at least Thursday. Several local counties remain under various hurricane and tropical storm warnings with rainfall potential as high as 24 inches in some counties.

VIDEO: 'Mystery' critter washes up in Florida resident's yard during Hurricane Ian

Video shared with FOX 35 News by Chris White has some viewers debating about what the creature is that ended up in his yard in Melbourne, Florida during Hurricane Ian. 

Hurricane Ian maintains intensity after landfall in Florida as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwestern Florida Wednesday afternoon. At 5 p.m., Ian had sustained winds at 120 mph and was crawling inland, located just five miles east of Punta Gorda or 120 miles southwest of Orlando, moving at 8 mph.

Hurricane Ian: Xcel Energy, Red Cross sending people from Minnesota to Florida

Minnesotans are headed to Florida to help out in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which swamped streets and downed trees as it made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southwestern Florida on Wednesday.