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Most of these have affected Sanibel. On August 13, 2004, it was hit hard by Hurricane Charley, a category four hurricane with 143 mph (230 km/h) winds. [17] It was the strongest to hit Southwest Florida since Hurricane Donna in September 1960. [18]
The 1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane (also known as the 1944 San Lucas hurricane and the Sanibel Island Hurricane of 1944) [1] [2] was a large Category 4 tropical cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale that caused widespread damage across the western Caribbean Sea and Southeastern United States in October 1944.
Images show North Captiva Island before and after Hurricane Milton. Satellite images of Sanibel Island appear to show plumes of brown and white along the coastline, but the areas are actually just ...
On Sept. 28, the monstrous Category 4 hurricane struck southwest Florida’s beloved barrier islands including Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva and Pine Island, the largest island on Florida’s ...
Sanibel, the quaint barrier island just west of Fort Myers Beach, appeared to have withstood the winds and surge from Hurricane Milton reasonably well. Sanibel, hit hard by Ian, withstood ...
The hurricane damaged the Pine Island Causeway and washed out the approach to it which connected Pine Island to the mainland. [77] A temporary bridge was opened for public use on October 5. [78] Both the Sanibel Causeway and the Matlacha Bridge are eligible for federal bridge rehabilitation funds. [77] [70]
Sanibel is only reachable now by air or boat. Hurricane Ian washed large portions of its causeway bridge away. "Our island is a jewel. People come from around the world to see our island," said Smith.
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 ...