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The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has been using drones to survey damage across Sanibel Island, Florida, in the wake of Hurricane Ian.The sheriff’s office said on Twitter that drones have been ...
The Relief Efforts. A Category 4 storm, Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday afternoon at Cape Cayo, a small island north of Captiva, then again north of Punta Gorda on the mainland.
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.
Hurricane Irma was the costliest tropical cyclone in the history of the U.S. state of Florida, before being surpassed by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Irma also was the first major hurricane [nb 1] to strike the state since Wilma in 2005 and the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Charley in 2004.
Hurricane Ian inflicted significant damage on Sanibel Island.
A damaged causeway to Sanibel Island is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian , Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, near Sanibel Island, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/) Across the state, Ian has knocked out power to ...
Hurricane Irma affected multiple states in the South, especially Florida. Except for the Florida Keys, the total damage Irma caused was not as great as government officials and forecasters had warned. Irma weakened after making landfall in Cuba, but strengthened back into a Category 4 prior to hitting the Keys.
NOAA’s satellite images gathered under the heading, Hurricane Ian (2022), include hard-hit places like Sanibel and Captiva, Pine Island, Marco Island, Venice, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach ...