Seawater buried Florida towns along coast. Watch what it looked like during the surge
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The impact of Hurricane Ian
Ian brought record-breaking storm surge highs for Key West, Fort Myers and Naples several feet above previous high water marks, and caused “catastrophic flooding” as it crossed over east-central Florida Thursday morning.
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The surge came rushing in, smothering homes, cars, entire neighborhoods.
Hurricane Ian took no mercy on Southwest Florida as seawater poured down streets and into buildings.
When the waters recede, the damage will not. Wrecked homes. Ruined cars. Displaced lives.
Here’s what some of the scenes looked like at the height of the storm surge across Southwest Florida.
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Surge time lapse
The arrival
Cars
Streets
Marco Island
Naples
Bonita Beach
North Port
Power lines
First responders
Rescue
Lightning
Winds
This story was originally published September 29, 2022 at 5:16 AM.
