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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 .
See the impact of Hurricane Ian after the storm swept through through the Sarasota area on Wednesday, Sept 28, 2022.
A total of 191,415 customers lost electricity, over one-third of the county. Overall, 31 dwellings reported major damage and 86 others suffered minor damage. Ian caused $22.6 million in damages throughout Pinellas County. Ian produced wind gusts up to 75 mph (121 km/h) and rainfall ranging from 4 to 12 in (100 to 300 mm) in Polk County.
Businesses boarded up their storefronts in Sarasota, on Florida’s Gulf Coast, as the state braced for the impact of Hurricane Ian, which was forecasted to make landfall on Wednesday, September ...
Hurricane forecasters say their best models don't agree on how close Ian will come to the Sarasota-Bradenton area. Tropical Storm Ian Live Updates: Tropical storm watch in Englewood, track closer ...
Sarasota saw extensive development during the Florida Land Boom. [48] The population of the area around Sarasota grew from 3,000 in 1920 to over 15,000 by 1926. By the late 1920s, Sarasota was the largest city on the Gulf Coast south of St. Petersburg and Sarasota County was one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. [49]
Ian impacted the Sarasota-Manatee county area with sustained winds comparable to a tropical storm and gusts reaching as high as a Cat. 2 hurricane.
Holly Harmon places a rose into a memorial for victims of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. More than 100 died during the hurricane, with the greatest number in Lee ...