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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The storms’ maximum sustained winds were estimated to be near 150 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center ... “Life-threatening storm surge is increasingly likely along the Florida ...

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 ...