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The city reported just over $8.2 million in damage, with about $4.5 million in damage to the municipal marina. [200] About 250 homes in St. Johns County had some degree of damage. [201] Overall, the county suffered about $32.7 million in damage, [202] with over $1 million in damage to crops. [203] One indirect death occurred due to a heart attack.
The view of the Sanibel Causeway was hazy as increased surf, mist and winds in the area degraded visibility as effects from Hurricane Helene washed over areas of Sanibel Thursday, September 26 ...
On September 10, 2017, Lee County was struck by Hurricane Irma as a category 2 storm. On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall on Lee County as a category 4 storm, causing major damage to Sanibel, Pine Island, and surrounding areas. Sanibel Causeway partially collapsed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
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]
In a state where costs for homeowners have skyrocketed and 14 companies have stopped writing new policies in recent years, the state-backed insurance company of last resort has already delivered ...
When Hurricane Ian struck Florida’s Gulf Coast, it washed out the bottom level of David Muench's home on the barrier island of Sanibel along with several cars, a Harley-Davidson and a boat.
After beginning an eyewall replacement cycle, Irma weakened to a Category 4 hurricane as it passed south of the Turks and Caicos Islands early on September 8, subsequently ending the 60-hour contiguous period of Irma maintaining Category 5 intensity, the second-longest any Atlantic storm had maintained winds above 156 mph (251 km/h) – behind ...
The Matlacha bridge to Pine Island as it’s being repaired on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Hurricane Ian significantly damaged the roadway leading to the bridge, preventing thousands of residents from ...