Seawater buried Florida towns along coast. Watch what it looked like during the surge
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.
SEE MORE: Hurricane Ian swamps Key West with surf, flooding, wind. Videos show what it looks like
Surge time lapse
I've been capturing video from this webcam in Fort Myers all day and I've put it into a Timelapse. Check out the storm surge rushing in! Crazy. #Ian #flwx pic.twitter.com/lj7a1wThga
— Brennan Prill (@WxBrenn) September 28, 2022
The arrival
Cars
Storm surge is to the top of the barrier. Water is coming into Wink News. #flwx #Ian pic.twitter.com/DQEOvrbYgn
— Dylan Federico (@DylanFedericoWX) September 28, 2022
Streets
Rushing floodwaters through the streets near Barefoot Beach.
Sent in by @winknews viewer Shannon Dye. #Ian #HurricaneIan @stormhour @spann pic.twitter.com/FWtASOQmWr— Juliana Mejia (@julianamwx) September 28, 2022
Marco Island
Video submitted to NBC2 captured serious flooding during Hurricane Ian and its storm surges on Marco Island.
: Scott Schilke pic.twitter.com/vco4HhlZD9— NBC2 (@NBC2) September 29, 2022
Naples
A power line bursts into flames on a road in Naples behind Tin City.
: Sam Martinez pic.twitter.com/GwLV1azBaC— NBC2 (@NBC2) September 28, 2022
Bonita Beach
CAT RESCUE A man saved a cat that was stranded as the storm surge rushed onto Bonita Beach. The cat was safely rescued.
: Megan Scavo pic.twitter.com/7nCMPeWTYs— NBC2 (@NBC2) September 28, 2022
North Port
Don't drive through high water! Ian leaves flash flooding in its wake, as seen in this video from Kerry Baker in North Port. pic.twitter.com/SyWi8Lpf8q
— ABC7 Sarasota (@mysuncoast) September 29, 2022
Power lines
Hurricane Ian has unleashed destructive winds, leading to a downed power line in Naples on Wednesday. (Source: Naples Fire-Rescue Department/CNN) pic.twitter.com/vmPBUa73E0
— ABC7 Sarasota (@mysuncoast) September 29, 2022
