Map: Where Hurricane Ian Hit Florida Hardest
Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Florida’s southwest coast on Wednesday afternoon, with life-threatening storm surges producing widespread flooding.
Fort Myers recorded storm surges of up to 12 feet, submerging cars, knocking over houses and trapping residents. The city is also responding to fires and extensive flooding; some areas are under three to four feet of water.
Areas in blue show where
estimated storm surge flooding
could have exceeded six feet
Data is as of 5 p.m. on Sept. 28
Landfall was reported
near Cayo Costa on
Wednesday afternoon.
Pine Island bridge
was damaged.
A portion of the
Sanibel Causeway
collapsed.
Heavy damage
was seen along
Fort Myers Beach.
County officials said half of
the streets in Naples are not
passable due to flooding.
Areas in blue show where
estimated storm surge flooding
could have exceeded six feet
Data is as of 5 p.m. on Sept. 28
Landfall was reported
near Cayo Costa on
Wednesday afternoon.
Pine Island bridge
was damaged.
A portion of the
Sanibel Causeway
collapsed.
Heavy damage
was seen along
Fort Myers Beach.
County officials said half of
the streets in Naples are not
passable due to flooding.
Areas in blue show where
estimated storm surge flooding
could have exceeded six feet
Data is as of 5 p.m. on Sept. 28
Landfall was reported
near Cayo Costa on
Wednesday afternoon.
Pine Island bridge
was damaged.
A portion of the
Sanibel Causeway
collapsed.
Heavy damage
was seen along
Fort Myers Beach.
County officials said half of
the streets in Naples are not
passable due to flooding.
Areas in blue show where
estimated storm surge flooding
could have exceeded six feet
Data is as of 5 p.m. on Sept. 28
Landfall was reported
near Cayo Costa on
Wednesday afternoon.
Pine Island bridge
was damaged.
A portion of the
Sanibel Causeway
collapsed.
Heavy damage
was seen along
Fort Myers Beach.
County officials
said half of
the streets in
Naples are not
passable due
to flooding.
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida called the storm’s impacts “historic,” and President Biden has ordered federal aid to help with recovery. Officials are still working to assess the extent of damage caused by the storm and its subsequent floods, as reports emerge of destroyed homes, damaged power lines and disrupted water supplies.
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