Storm makes landfall near Fort Myers, with residential areas there and in several other coastal cities completely submerged
Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the US mainland, swept ashore in south-west Florida on Wednesday afternoon, bringing “catastrophic” 150mph winds and a deadly storm surge of up to 18ft.
The moment of Ian’s official landfall was declared by the National Hurricane Center in Miami to be at Cayo Costa state park, near Fort Myers, at 3.05pm.
Continue reading…Storm makes landfall near Fort Myers, with residential areas there and in several other coastal cities completely submergedHurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the US mainland, swept ashore in south-west Florida on Wednesday afternoon, bringing “catastrophic” 150mph winds and a deadly storm surge of up to 18ft.The moment of Ian’s official landfall was declared by the National Hurricane Center in Miami to be at Cayo Costa state park, near Fort Myers, at 3.05pm. Continue reading…