Fort Myers Beach becomes 'ghost town'
Beach cam: Watch Hurricane Milton as it approaches Fort Myers Beach from Margaritaville
Fort Myers Beach was one of the hardest hit locations just over two years ago when historic Hurricane Ian clobbered Southwest Florida. Be informed: Sign up for text message updates and crucial information on Hurricane Milton Today,
Fort Myers Beach, Devastated by Hurricane Ian, Floods Again
Even though Hurricane Helene made landfall hundreds of miles to the north, its storm surge inundated roads and gushed into buildings.
Fort Myers Beach becomes 'ghost town' ahead of Hurricane Milton
Fort Myers Beach Town Manager Andy Hyatt said residents have listened to evacuation orders and it's a "ghost town." Hurricane Milton is a reminder for residents of what happened with Hurricane Ian just two years ago.
Hurricane Milton: Watch famous Fort Myers Beach clock getting taken down ahead of storm
During Hurricane Ian in 2022, the beloved clock located in Times Square on Beach was destroyed by historic storm surge.
Times Square clock on Fort Myers Beach taken down ahead of Milton
Crews took down the iconic Times Square clock on Fort Myers beach yesterday, just over a year after it went up following Ian.
Margaritaville on Fort Myers Beach 'weathers' its first brush with a major hurricane
There wasn't a Margaritaville on Fort Myers Beach when Hurricane Ian roared ashore on Sept. 28, 2022.
Watch: Moment extreme turbulence hits Hurricane Milton hunters
Hurricane hunters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) experienced extreme turbulence as they flew through Hurricane Milton on Tuesday. Video from aboard the flight shows items being thrown around the aircraft.
Watch: Go inside Milton's chaos with front-row seat aside Hurricane Hunters
Feel the adrenaline as the Hurricane Hunters' aircraft plunges into the chaotic heart of Hurricane Milton, providing a firsthand glimpse of the storm's raw power.
Hurricane Milton live coverage: Tornado outbreaks causes wide-spread damage in Fort Myers
This is the place for the latest news and developments for Hurricane Milton as it approaches Lee County and the Southwest Florida coast.
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Fort Myers Beach Council to residents: Time to evacuate. Deadline is 3 p.m. Monday
Fort Myers Beach announced evacuations and declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Milton bore down on Estero Island. It’s the fifth such order since 2022 when Hurricane Ian smashed the ...
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How Michiganders in Fort Myers found relief after Hurricane Helene
"They send down supplies, they send down resources... they just pour their hearts out to help those areas affected by the ...
Fort Myers Beach video update: Reporter Chad Gillis provides post-Helene update
It's the day after Hurricane Helene and tomorrow it will mark two years since Hurricane Ian obliterated Fort Myers Beach. This time, with Helene, it wasn't nearly as bad as Ian, but it was ...
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Two years after Hurricane Ian: Drone video shows Fort Myers Beach progress
has been documenting the recovery from Hurricane Ian from high above. The video at the top of this page is the third installment with the first being a look at Fort Myers Beach six months ...
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Fort Myers Beach issues evacuation order
The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted to issue an evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Milton, which has formed in the ...
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Hurricane Milton live coverage: Lee County bracing as storm moves closer to Florida
The News-Press has reporters and photographers covering the latest news in Lee County as residents, businesses and officials ...
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Florida Hurricane Ian survivors flee to Foley as Hurricane Milton approaches
“We were here at Fort Myers during {hurricane} Ian and we lost our house and two cars and a golf cart,” Murray shares ...