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When Hurricane Helene battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds ...
Here’s what the aftermath looked like in parts of the hardest-hit areas of Florida’s Gulf Coast: Photos show how Hurricane Milton ravaged parts of Florida, including Bradenton, Tampa and ...
Here’s what the aftermath looked like in parts of the hardest-hit areas of southwest Florida: Photos show how Hurricane Milton ravaged parts of Florida, including Bradenton, Tampa and Siesta Key
Pasco County Sheriff's Office rescued around 200 people in water emergencies. [73] In Citrus County, over 100 people and 50 pets were rescued after ten feet of storm surge hit the area. [74] In addition, rainfall totals in the county peaked at 2.66 in (68 mm) in Homosassa. [75]
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]
[214] [215] Due to the large size of the storm, damaging winds and flooding impacted much of Florida's gulf coast. In areas closer to the Big Bend such as Steinhatchee , storm surge reached up to 9.63 feet (2.94 m), while areas as far south as Key West experienced storm surge of 1 to 3 feet (0.30 to 0.91 m).
AccuWeather meteorologists expect a broad area where 8-12 inches of rain will pour down over the central and northern parts of the Florida Peninsula, but within this zone, a narrow corridor of 12 ...
Biden says Milton ‘could be one of the worst storms in 100 years’ to hit Florida. 17:27, ... have been removed from hard-hit areas, according to DeSantis. ... these areas will be under a boil ...