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Fort Myers Beach, still recovering from 2022′s Hurricane Ian, faces Helene’s storm surge
Read full article: Fort Myers Beach, still recovering from 2022′s Hurricane Ian, faces Helene’s storm surgeFort Myers Beach, which was ravaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022, experienced storm surges and flooding Thursday thanks to Hurricane Helene.
Tracking Debby: Fort Myers Beach gets a simultaneous hit of storm surge, rain, high tide
Read full article: Tracking Debby: Fort Myers Beach gets a simultaneous hit of storm surge, rain, high tideStorm surge, heavy rain, and high tide hit at the same time Sunday in Fort Myers Beach, as Tropical Storm Debby moved north in the Gulf of Mexico.
Struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after Hurricane Ian as new storm season looms
Read full article: Struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after Hurricane Ian as new storm season loomsEight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach.
Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names
Read full article: Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone namesWeather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.
Survey: 3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disasters
Read full article: Survey: 3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disastersMore than 1.3% of the adult population in the U.S. was displaced by natural disasters in the past year, with hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced relocations.
Florida shrimpers race to get battered fleet back to sea
Read full article: Florida shrimpers race to get battered fleet back to seaThe seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what’s left of both a major shrimping fleet and a lifestyle battered by Hurricane Ian.
Homestead men traveled to Fort Myers Beach to loot after Hurricane Ian, sheriff says
Read full article: Homestead men traveled to Fort Myers Beach to loot after Hurricane Ian, sheriff saysOfficials in Lee County accused two South Florida men of traveling to Fort Myers Beach under the guise of assisting Hurricane Ian cleanup efforts and looting from a local business instead.
Miami-Dade utility workers head to southwest Florida to aid Ian repair efforts
Read full article: Miami-Dade utility workers head to southwest Florida to aid Ian repair effortsIn order to get water lines up and running again, Miami-Dade County sent a large group of utility workers to the other coast of Florida to begin making critical repairs after Hurricane Ian decimated the area.
South Florida first responders searching Fort Myers Beach for survivors of Hurricane Ian
Read full article: South Florida first responders searching Fort Myers Beach for survivors of Hurricane IanSearch and rescue operations remain underway in southwest Florida more than a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall.
Biden delivers address from Fort Myers Beach after flight over hurricane damage
Read full article: Biden delivers address from Fort Myers Beach after flight over hurricane damagePresident Joe Biden toured Hurricane Ian’s ravaged areas on Wednesday in Fort Myers, surveying storm damage by helicopter as he pledged that federal, state, and local governments will work together to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives — putting politics on mute for now.
Search, recovery missions underway in Lee County as Hurricane Ian forces thousands to evacuate
Read full article: Search, recovery missions underway in Lee County as Hurricane Ian forces thousands to evacuateLee County Sherriff Carmine Marceno held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the city’s search and rescue recovery mission due to the damage caused by Hurricane Ian.
Rescue and cleanup efforts continue in Lee County following destruction of Hurricane Ian
Read full article: Rescue and cleanup efforts continue in Lee County following destruction of Hurricane IanFour days after Hurricane Ian made landfall, clean-up efforts from the catastrophic storm continues in Lee County.
After Hurricane Ian, residents in Lee, Collier counties feel pain of loss, trauma
Read full article: After Hurricane Ian, residents in Lee, Collier counties feel pain of loss, traumaHurricane Ian’s fury destroyed the bridge connecting Matlacha, a small fishing town in Lee County, to Pine Island and the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area.
In Hurricane Ian’s ‘ground zero,’ destruction, regrets abound
Read full article: In Hurricane Ian’s ‘ground zero,’ destruction, regrets aboundLee County’s sheriff called Fort Myers Beach the “ground zero of devastation” as he gave Local 10 News a tour of the island Friday, which was decimated after Hurricane Ian’s landfall Wednesday.
Couple holds on to recreational vehicle’s roof as Ian’s storm surge floods Fort Myers Beach
Read full article: Couple holds on to recreational vehicle’s roof as Ian’s storm surge floods Fort Myers BeachThursday morning daylight revealed the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Lee County where the Category 4 storm made landfall Wednesday in Cayo Costa.
Hurricane Ian destroys homes in North Fort Myers, uproots trees in Cape Coral
Read full article: Hurricane Ian destroys homes in North Fort Myers, uproots trees in Cape CoralThursday morning daylight revealed the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Lee County where the Category 4 storm made landfall Wednesday in Cayo Costa.