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Brian Lada

‘It’s A Tsunami’: Storm Surge Survey Crews Uncover Startling Damage From Ian

AccuWear Hurricane Jon Porter Hurricane Ian Bill Wadell Florida Fort Myers Beach FORT MYERS NWS
Recovery efforts are underway Saturday, October 15, 2022 on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Hurricane Ian made landfall on Sept. 28, 2022. Fort Myers Beach was ground zero for storm surge the area was completely submerged as the hurricane struck. THOMAS O'NEILL VIA GETTY IMAGES

In the days leading up to Hurricane Ian’s landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast, AccuWeather meteorologists warned that storm surge and flooding would be among the most significant dangers of the historic storm. Two weeks have passed since Ian roared ashore as a Category 4 storm in southwestern Florida, and the full scope of the storm surge damage is just now coming into better focus.

The National Weather Service (NWS) sent damage survey teams to Fort Myers, Florida, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the damage caused by Ian. Jeff Evans of the NWS office in Houston was one of the people who helped to conduct the damage surveys along Florida’s Gulf Coast, specifically to determine where the worst of the storm surge occurred.

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