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Ian was the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, and was the first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic since Lorenzo in 2019. [ 6 ] Ian originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of West Africa and across the central tropical Atlantic towards the Windward Islands .
Throughout the county, the hurricane caused major impacts to 3,515 commercial and residential structures and demolished 33 others. Building damages alone in Collier County totaled about $2.2 billion. [65] After moving across Charlotte Harbor, the eye of Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Florida Peninsula in Charlotte County, near Punta Gorda ...
Only two South Atlantic tropical cyclones have caused measurable amounts of damages. In 2004, Hurricane Catarina caused $350 million in damages when it made landfall as a Category 2 tropical cyclone in Santa Catarina. In 2022, Subtropical Storm Yakecan caused $50 million in damages in Uruguay and Southern Brazil. [61] [62]
Some areas received 2 to 4 inches of rain and winds reached up to 70 miles per hour, according to figures by the National Weather Service.
Hurricane Ian caused “historic” damage after making landfall in Florida, leaving more than 2.5 million without power. In a briefing Thursday morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis said, “The impacts of ...
More than 10 percent of South Carolina’s dunes could be inundated from flood waters and rain brought by Hurricane Ian, according to a Sept. 29 U.S. Geological Survey forecast.
The first fringes of winds, rain and tornadoes that come with Hurricane Ian reached Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties on Tuesday night, and gave a nasty taste of what might be coming ...
A look at the damage in Naples shows the extent of Hurricane Ian's wrath citywide. Hurricane Ian aftermath: Tour of damage shows parts of Naples look like "a war zone" Skip to main content