From Chad Gillis: Gulf of Mexico waters were washing over Fort Myers Beach Thursday at 6 p.m., and the tide was still rising. The National Weather Service predicted 3-to-5 feet of storm surge here ...

You could say the massive boat stuck on the dock of a popular Fort Myers Beach restaurant and ... Florida coast with a historic 15-foot storm surge, causing unprecedented death and destruction.

Fort Myers suffered severe flooding, but by Thursday morning, the storm surge had receded back into the Gulf of Mexico, and Minkowicz had mobilized, opening a temporary shelter at the Chabad House ...

Hurricane Ian left a path of death and destruction as it slammed the southwest coast of Florida in late September. Among those who are dealing with aftermath are some Hutchinson residents with ...

Lee County School District officials have notified Fort Myers Beach Elementary School parents that students will not be able ...

THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS NOW CAUSING A BILLION DOLLAR STUDY AIMED AT REDUCING STORM SURGE DURING HURRICANES AND PROTECTING HOMES IN COLLIER COUNTY. THE REASON WHY NOT ENOUGH MONEY. NBC TWO'S ...

As perhaps a harbinger of things to come, Fort Myers saw its three greatest storm surge events in recorded history in those two years. Ian brought 7.26 feet of surge on September 28, 2022 ...

More than two years ago one of the worst hurricanes to ever hit this part of Florida, Hurricane Ian, crashed into the Southwest Florida coast with a historic 15-foot storm surge, causing unprecedented ...