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Their father, 87, evacuated for Hurricane Ian. Rattled by storm surge, he died in his car

The day Hurricane Ian hit Florida, Tom Cummiskey, 87, had evacuated his Fort Myers trailer and was driving about 35 miles east from the coast, fielding calls on his flip phone from friends and family urging him to get off the road.

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022

Homes Deemed ‘unlivable’ As Cleanup Efforts Continue In Florida

Florida's residents are only beginning to pick up the pieces after the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Ian 

Zenger · Oct 6, 2022

Florida officials are scrambling to limit Hurricane Ian's impact on the election

Election officials in Florida say they are meeting a Thursday deadline to send out mail ballots, despite the hurricane. But in-person voting sites remain a concern.

WEKU · Oct 6, 2022

Hurricane Ian: residents return to battered homes as death toll rises

Ian is the second-deadliest storm to strike the US in the 21st century

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022

Jan. 6 committee hearing set for Oct. 13

The hearing had been postponed due to Hurricane Ian.

Axios · Oct 6, 2022

AccuWeather Forecasters Tracking More Tropical Activity In The Atlantic Basin

There are two new significant candidates for tropical development in the Atlantic basin this week, and although neither budding storm poses a threat to the United States at this time, at least one will drift westward across the Caribbean and bears watching for potential adverse conditions, AccuWeather meteorologists say

Zenger · Oct 6, 2022

Ian shakes up election preparations, could hurt Florida turnout

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Running an election in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian is going to be a monumental challenge for elections officials in the Florida counties hit hardest by the storm as they face poll worker shortages, damaged polling places and voters who lost their homes.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 6, 2022

Real estate Q&A: What happens now with contract to buy property in path of hurricane?

Q: We are under contract to buy a property in the path of the recent hurricane. What happens now? — Anonymous

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Will Hurricane Ian cut Florida’s Gulf Coast real estate boom short?

Hurricanes have always posed an inevitable threat to Florida. But the risk hasn’t detered the droves of people who have flocked to the state since the start of the pandemic.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Tropical depression expected to form in the Caribbean Sea soon. What the forecast shows

MIAMI — A disturbance just off the coast of Venezuela could turn into a tropical depression this week as it moves through the Caribbean Sea toward Central America.

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022