Storm Surge

To evacuate...or not. That's the dilemma facing thousands of people in Southwest Florida as Hurricane Ian approaches. Some decided to ride out the storm, while others loaded their cars and headed for higher ground.

With Hurricane Ian's track and landfall still not certain, Lee, Charlotte and Collier counties ordered mandatory evacuations and opened emergency shelters.

Ian remains forecasted to parallel the Gulf Coast before making landfall with the Sun Coast Thursday. Tornado risk increases from I-4 south today.

As Florida braces for impacts from Hurricane Ian, storm and disaster experts urge people to follow evacuation orders when given, and to expect storm impacts well beyond the center of the storm. National Hurricane Center acting Director Jamie Rhome warned residents of Southwest Florida to stay vigilante because the size of Ian is forecast to expand rapidly as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, meaning impacts will be felt well beyond the center of the storm.

Most of the state is within the cone of uncertainty. Interests along Florida's entire Gulf Coast should prepare.

Governor Ron DeSantis was at Lovers Key State Park in Lee County Tuesday to announce the award of nearly $20 million in grant funding for Florida communities to better assess the risks to critical infrastructure posed by flooding from sea level rise, storm surge, and rainfall events.

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