Catastrophic Damage Left by Hurricane Ian

500-Year Flooding Event

Ian made landfall Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 as an "extremely dangerous" hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour on Florida's southwestern coast near Cayo Costa, an island to the west of Cape Coral, according to the National Hurricane Center. It then shifted north-northeast and made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph on mainland Florida, barreling northeast across the state. The storm left a path of destruction leaving nearly 2.7 million people without power. Florida’s governor called Ian a “500-year flooding event.”