Hurricane Ian: Images Of The Storm's Devastation
A man inspects damage to a marina as boats are partially submerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on Sept. 29, 2022.
Florida officials are only beginning to calculate the scope of Hurricane Ian’s destruction on the state, but scenes of devastation are already emerging. Millions of residents under evacuation orders had traveled to safer areas in anticipation of Ian, but many stayed to weather the storm. The full extent of the damage is still unclear, but officials have warned that it will be catastrophic.
“People should understand this storm is having broad impacts across the state,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference on Thursday, “and some of the flooding in the areas hundreds of miles from where this made landfall are going to set records.”
A woman gets help climbing from a muddy area in Tampa, Florida, on Sept. 28, 2022.
In this aerial view, vehicles make their way through a flooded road in Fort Myers after Hurricane Ian passed through, Sept. 29, 2022.
Stedi Scuderi looks over her apartment after Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers on Sept. 29, 2022.
A street is flooded as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Fort Myers on Sept. 28, 2022.
A section of the damaged Sanibel Causeway is seen near Sanibel Island, Florida, on Sept. 29, 2022.
A sailboat lies partially submerged in the waters off Punta Gorda, Florida, on Sept. 29, 2022.
Brenda Brennan sits next to a boat that was pushed against her apartment by Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers on Sept. 29, 2022.
A man walks through debris on a street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Punta Gorda on Sept. 29, 2022.
A man runs by a boarded-up storefront ahead of Hurricane Ian hitting Tampa on Sept. 27, 2022.
The aftermath of a reported tornado hitting North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on Sept. 28, 2022
A flooded street is seen as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Fort Myers on Sept. 28, 2022.
A fallen traffic light dangles from a wire as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Fort Myers on Sept. 28, 2022.
A car is stranded on the median blockade of a street in Fort Myers on Sept. 28, 2022.
A mailbox is dry-wrapped as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida’s Gulf Coast in Sarasota on Sept. 28, 2022.
Boats are pushed up on a causeway after Hurricane Ian passed through the area in Fort Myers, on Sept. 29, 2022.
A worker cleans debris in downtown St. Petersburg after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on Sept. 29, 2022.
A sign on State Road 528 in Orlando advises drivers that tolls have been suspended as Hurricane Ian approaches on Sept. 28, 2022.
Gusts from Hurricane Ian hit Punta Gorda on Sept. 28, 2022.
Jacob Woods, a meteorology student at Mississippi State University, measures wind gusts as Hurricane Ian approaches Sarasota on Sept. 28, 2022.
Sailboats anchored in Roberts Bay are blown around by 50 mph winds in Venice, Florida, on Sept. 28, 2022.
Pavement just before the causeway to Sanibel, Florida, is damaged by Hurricane Ian on Sept. 29, 2022.
In this aerial view, damaged homes in Punta Gorda are seen after Hurricane Ian moved through Florida's Gulf Coast on Sept. 29, 2022.
A collapsed building stands near a flooded river in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Punta Gorda on Sept. 29, 2022.
