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A Kansas-based insurance adjuster inspecting damage to properties in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian said they felt humbled by the scale of the devastation.Tausha ...
Ten days after Hurricane Ian crashed into Southwest Florida as a dangerous, high-end Category 4 storm on Sept. 28, the first group of residents returned to Fort Myers Beach — one of the areas ...
The hardest-hit areas were in Lee County, where catastrophic damage occurred as Ian pushed a destructive 10–15 ft (3.0–4.6 m) storm surge into Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island, and Bonita Springs, just south of where its eye made landfall. [72]
Fort Myers Beach bridge roadways were inundated when Hurricane Helene moved through the area on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. A view of Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Helene moved through.
Extensive beach erosion occurred, with nearly all of the sand dunes washed away. [30] The Main Street pier and restaurant lost a section of about 200 ft (61 m). Approximately 100,000 businesses and homes in the county lost power. [12] Damage in the county reached nearly $42 million, which $10 million in damage caused by beach erosion. [30]
Initially, forecasters predicted tides up to 14 feet (4.3 m) above normal along the East Coast of Florida, near the potential location of landfall. [2] However, the National Hurricane Center later noted that storm surge up to 10 feet (3.0 m) would occur along the East Coast of Florida, as high as 13 feet (4.0 m) in Biscayne Bay, and a height of 11 feet (3.4 m) of the West Coast of Florida.
Devastation in Southwest Florida following Hurricane Ian’s destruction is palpable. ABC Action News reporter Heather Leigh, and photojournalist Michael Brantley spoke to residents and heard ...
October 25–27 – Hurricane Sandy produced 20 ft (6.1 m) high waves in Palm Beach County while the storm passed east of the state, causing flooding, beach erosion, and $14 million worth of damage. Winds from the storm reached 67 mph (108 km/h) in the state, strong enough to leave about 1,000 people without power.