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Only the base of the popular Times Square Clock on Fort Myers Beach remains after Hurricane Ian lashed the Southwest Florida coast on Sept. 28.
Ian rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before making landfall at Cayo Costa, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda as a high-end Category 4 storm, respectively. Ian killed 72 people in Lee County (the Fort Myers area) and nine in Charlotte County (the Punta Gorda area), and brought massive storm surge to Southwestern Florida ...
Fort Myers Beach is a town located on the North end of ... including the popular Times Square. ... Hurricane Ian reached a peak of 15 ft storm surge and 140 mph ...
Radar loop showing Hurricane Ian making landfall in the Southwest Florida region. On September 29, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, whose jurisdiction covers Cape Coral and Fort Myers, estimated that thousands of people may still be trapped in floodwaters. [99] President Biden said the storm could end up as the deadliest in Florida's history ...
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.
Hurricane Ian. Year: 2022. Location: Made landfall in Cayo Costa Island, Florida about 29 miles west of Fort Myers. Deaths: 156. Damage: $113 billion (2022 dollars). What happened: Classified as a ...
Two months after Hurricane Ian shattered homes and businesses in Southwest Florida, some tourist magnets in Sanibel, Captiva and Fort Myers Beach are back or about to return.
Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat [7] of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the 25th-most populous city in Florida. [ 5 ]