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Island communities in Lee County, Fla., endured another bruising overnight — almost two years to the day after Hurricane Ian killed dozens of people in the county and devastated Fort Myers Beach.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — Flamingos began popping up along Florida’s Gulf coast after Hurricane Idalia, which dropped off the colorful birds it picked up in Cuba and the Yucatan peninsula. A ...
What to know about forecast tracks as Idalia looms over Florida. Idalia could rapidly intensify. How and why? Hurricane season 2023: Here’s what to know about forecast tracks. Storm surge is deadly.
Florida had feared the worst while still recovering from last year’s Hurricane Ian, which hit the heavily populated Fort Myers area, leaving 149 dead in the state. Unlike that storm, Idalia blew ...
Rising oceans substantially worsened the devastating storm surge that Hurricane Idalia flung at the Florida coast on Wednesday, according to scientific experts and data analyzed by The Post.
Florida had feared the worst while still recovering from last year’s Hurricane Ian, which hit the heavily populated Fort Myers area, killing 149 people in the state.
Potential peak surge was forecast to reach up to 12 to 16 feet above ground level — comparable to what happened during Hurricane Ian in the Fort Myers area. Storm surge also inundated parts of ...
Visitors check out the surf and outer bands of Hurricane Idalia as it approaches Florida at Times Square on Fort Myers Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.
Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida with 125 mph winds, splitting trees in half, ... which hit the heavily populated Fort Myers area, leaving 149 dead in the state.
PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, ... which hit the heavily populated Fort Myers area, leaving 149 dead in the state.
Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats. GET IT ON G E T I T O N.
Unlike last year’s Hurricane Ian, which hit the heavily populated Fort Myers area, leaving 149 dead in the state, Idalia blew into a very lightly populated area known as Florida’s “nature ...