Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida\u2019s west coast on Wednesday as a category 4 storm.<\/p>\n
The eye of the storm hit Cape Coral Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour.<\/p>\n
At least a dozen people were killed by Ian\u2019s combination of strong winds, heavy rain, and a high storm surge.\u00a0Approximately\u00a01.6 million customers<\/a>\u00a0in Florida are without power after Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday.<\/p>\n Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc and caused widespread destruction in Fort Myers, which was among the areas that were severely impacted.<\/p>\n Fort Myers Beach is completely gone.<\/p>\n Watch the videos below:<\/p>\n BREAKING \u2013 Aftermath of major Category 4 storm \u2018Hurricane Ian\u2019 \u2013 Massive destruction in Times Square, Ft. Myers Beach pic.twitter.com\/x8TQR85jN6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Ft Myers Beach is effectively gone, almost no emergency crews yet. These poor people need so much help\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5uLo26zFMZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Max Olson (@MesoMax919) September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Joey Fernandez says he found one of his neighbors dead and holding onto his puppy after Hurricane Ian moved through San Carlos Island off the coast of Fort Myers. \u2014 Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Below is a before and after photo:<\/strong><\/p>\n Fort Myers Beach is gone. Hurricane #Ian<\/a>\u2019s storm surge caused catastrophic damage. Getting flashbacks to Katrina along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. #flwx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xpjYhAIbxf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dylan Federico (@DylanFedericoWX) September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Lee County, Sheriff Carmine Marceno took a tour to begin assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n Watch the video below:<\/strong><\/p>\n This morning Sheriff Carmine Marceno took a tour of Lee County to begin assessing damage caused by Hurricane Ian. \u2014 Carmine Marceno \u2013 Florida\u2019s Law and Order Sheriff (@SheriffLeeFL) September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n According to Mike Seidel, they were in the eyewall of Category 4 Hurricane Ian for over 5 hours.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t experienced anything close to this in over 30 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Watch the video:<\/strong><\/p>\n We were in the eye wall of Cat. 4 #Hurricane<\/a> #Ian<\/a> for over 5 hours and the back side was the worst. \u2014 Mike Seidel (@mikeseidel) September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n A resident from Fort Myers described the terrible event that took place there, News-Press<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n Mitch and Mike sheltered on the third floor of the Estero Island Beach Club, where Mike worked. From there, they had a front row view of the chaos. Waves poured over Estero Boulevard, demolishing the lower floors of buildings and carrying away vehicles, they said.<\/p>\n \u201cOur car went flying,\u201d Mitch said.<\/p>\n The commercial center of the beach town was ravaged by the hurricane, he said. Mitch, who worked at the landmark Lani Kai resort, said the storm surge stripped the vacation spot\u2019s first floor to its structural elements.<\/p>\n \u201cit\u2019s just concrete pillars going up. There\u2019s nothing there,\u201d he said. \u201cFort Myers Beach is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n For Mitch and Mike, there was no coming back. Mitch said they planned to move elsewhere.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s nothing here for us. Our jobs are gone. Our car\u2019s gone. There\u2019s nothing open,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take a couple years to get this thing back into shape again.\u201d<\/p>\n Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivered an update on Thursday<\/a> morning following the destruction of Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n Ian was downgraded from a hurricane level 4 when it hit land to a tropical storm on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n Governor DeSantis is delivering an update on Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n Watch the live stream below:<\/strong><\/p>\n Governor DeSantis and @CaseyDeSantis<\/a> Deliver a 7:30 P.M. Update on Hurricane Ian https:\/\/t.co\/1YwaHNP6yH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n The post Aftermath of Category 4 Storm \u201cHurricane Ian\u201d Shows Massive Destruction Along Florida\u2019s West Coast (VIDEO)<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida\u2019s west coast on Wednesday as a category 4 storm. The eye of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOur full report: pic.twitter.com\/RpReC1CtV2<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWe are devastated. Our hearts go out to every resident who is impacted. The Lee County Sheriffs Office is mobile and will stop at nothing to help our residents. pic.twitter.com\/S4OsB8ajRv<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI haven\u2019t experienced anything close to this in over 30 years @weatherchannel<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wfEqcuEBAm<\/a><\/p>\n