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Fort Myers Beach sees flooding for a second time as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene pass by on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
Aerial footage released by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, September 30, shows the devastation in Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian swept through the area.Officials continued to ...
Editor's Note: For the latest news on Helene, see our live coverage for Saturday, Sept. 28. Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph ...
The hardest-hit areas were in Lee County, where catastrophic damage occurred as Ian pushed a destructive 10–15 ft (3.0–4.6 m) storm surge into Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island, and Bonita Springs, just south of where its eye made landfall. [72]
Hurricane Ian is causing severe flooding in Fort Myers, Florida. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports that this is the pool area of a hotel that has been flooded.
Farther south, Fort Myers recorded 5.44 in (138 mm) of rain, the most recorded there in a 24 hour span. [22] The South Florida Water Management District set up five temporary pumps in Miami Beach and along the Miami River. [23] I-95 southbound in Broward County had to be rerouted to avoid a flooded section of the route.
Ten days after Hurricane Ian tore through his small, tight-knit waterfront community of Fort Myers Beach with a storm surge estimated as high as 18 feet, Jerry Altrip boarded a bus and made his ...
The curfew previously put in place from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. for Fort Myers Beach, Florida, has been lifted, town officials said Sunday. Officials also announced that hurricane reentry passes were no ...