Hurricane Milton is on its way. Evacuations have taken place, including on Fort Myers Beach which has been reported to be a ...

Island communities in Lee County, Fla., endured another bruising overnight — almost two years to the day after Hurricane Ian killed dozens of people in the county and devastated Fort Myers Beach.

It's time to rebuild parts of Fort Myers Beach, and contractors started on a $22 million renourishment project last week on the island town of 5,600. Although Hurricane Ian ripped away giant ...

Last week marked one year since Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on Florida, particularly its coastal communities. The people of Fort Myers Beach mostly survived. How many can afford to stay remains an ...

It has been a year since Hurricane Ian roared across Fort Myers Beach, submerging the barrier island town under nearly 14 feet of storm surge that destroyed or damaged virtually all of its 3,200 ...

Hurricane Idalia's storm ... The hurricane's winds briefly reached 130 mph before making landfall with 125-mph winds near Keaton Beach. ... Water levels reached as high as 3.2 feet in Fort Myers, ...

Prior to hurricane season, the town had also finished beach surveys in the weeks before Idalia, so engineers will have fresh surveys to compare with post-Idalia assessments. “I’m working with ...

Visitors check out the surf and outer bands of Hurricane Idalia as it approaches Florida at Times Square on Fort Myers Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.

Unlike last year’s Hurricane Ian, which hit the heavily populated Fort Myers area, leaving 149 dead in the state, Idalia blew into a very lightly populated area known as Florida’s “nature ...

As Florida begins to recover from the effects of Hurricane Idalia, Fort Myers Beach was not left unscathed. Fort Myers Beach’s town square had experienced storm surge from Idalia’s impact on ...

BELOW: Dock at Fort Myers bar already underwater from Idalia BELOW: Tides growing higher as waves crash closer to the Sanibel Island Causeway in Florida BELOW: Flooded streets in Madeira Beach ...

But parts of Fort Myers Beach still faced flooding on Wednesday, bringing up hard memories for Critser. 2 Killed in Weather-Related Crashes Minutes Apart amid Hurricane Idalia, Florida Highway ...