The deadly hurricane less than a year ago: After Hurricane Ian, helicopter footage of the area showed debris and vacant lots where homes and other buildings had been swept away. Fort Myers Beach, which sits on a 7-mile-long island along the Gulf of Mexico, saw “total devastation, catast...
He noted that Fort Myers Beach, Florida, experienced a similar storm surge from Hurricane Ian last year. “And it was catastrophic damage.” “Please make sure you are evacuating if you are asked to do so because of the storm surge,” he said, noting that the most recent National Hurric...