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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. While escaping the storm surge that occurred further to the south, catastrophic wind damage occurred in Charlotte County.
"A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline," the agency said. ... All public schools in Collier County are ...
South of Tampa along the coast, storm surge was flooding into communities, with increases in water levels exceeding 4-8 feet in some locations. ... including in Collier County and Lee County ...
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office reported that multiple parking garages on the coast were flooded with water over vehicle roofs. Hurricane Ian: Surge floods streets after storm passes along ...
The peak of the storm surge in Collier County occurred when the eye of Wilma had already moved inland, with sustained winds in the area being only around 40 mph (64 km/h) at the time. [18] Wilma lashed the coast with storm surge ranging from 4 to 8 ft (1.2 to 2.4 m) in height.
The National Hurricane Center’s peak storm surge forecast map released on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall somewhere along the state’s west coast.
A reverse storm surge occurred in Tampa, however, dropping water levels by 5 ft (1.5 m). [155] Seven people were killed in St. Lucie County, [156] four in Volusia County, two in Pinellas County, and one each in Citrus, Polk, and Orange counties. [157] [158] One person was killed in Ormond Beach due a tree falling into a roof. [159]
Storm surge of up to 15 feet was forecast for Sarasota, Tampa and other west-central areas. Evacuations were underway in at least 16 counties, and state officials suspended tolls and opened road ...