Fort Myers was in the direct path of the hurricane as it came ashore and ... the area that surrounds Fort Myers took the brunt of the storm surge. There's been suggestions from the local sheriff ...

Hurricane Ivan in 2004 was the last strong hurricane ... Forecasters warned of a life-threatening storm surge of up to 9 feet in areas where Beryl makes landfall, with up to 6 inches of rain ...

In 2004, Hurricane Ivan had seven fatalities ... winds were north of the track of the storm, with extreme storm surge on the west coast south of landfall. While that location for tornadoes ...

By the following day, almost every single person there had headed off the island, fearing the wrath of those same waters as Hurricane Ian ... Thursday morning, the storm surge had receded back ...

As Hurricane Idalia batters the state of Florida, residents are fleeing the dangerous storm surges it has brought. The "life-threatening" coastal flood could bring ocean water up to 16 feet (5m ...

Sand dunes are one of the best ways to hold back the Gulf of Mexico’s destructive storm surge. Researchers in Southwest Florida highlighting the importance of dunes after Hurricane Ian in ...

An aerial photograph from Platt’s book ‘Paradise Interrupted’ shows condo units levelled by the 13-foot storm surge that swept ... during and after Hurricane Ivan are perhaps the most ...