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The Sanibel Island Light or Point Ybel Light [2] was one of the first lighthouses on Florida's Gulf coast north of Key West and the Dry Tortugas.The light, 98-foot above sea level, on an iron skeleton tower was first lit on August 20, 1884 and has a central spiral staircase beginning about 10 feet above the ground.
The lighthouse has been a symbol that watches over the island ever since. And it still is watching. The Sanibel Island lighthouse is seen after Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.
The historic Sanibel Island Lighthouse has weathered many a hurricane, but the fortitude of the skeleton lighthouse was put to the test once more when Hurricane Ian roared ashore. The high-end ...
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.
A 2006 file photo of Sanibel Island Lighthouse and the keeper’s quarters. Then came Sept. 28, 2022. How long will it take until the damage from Hurricane Ian can be repaired so that the ...
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 .
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter prepares to land on the beach to ferry people off the island, in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Satellite imagery of South Florida on Sept. 25 and Sept. 30, before and after Hurricane Ian struck the Florida Peninsula. The photos show how thick clouds of sediment seeped into the Gulf of ...