Hurricane Ian's Path of Destruction

On Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa in southwestern Florida as a dangerous, high-end Category 4 storm after plowing a path of destruction through the Caribbean, bringing particularly heavy rainfall and dangerous surf to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and western Cuba. After crossing over the Florida peninsula, where it had weakened to a tropical storm, it strengthened again over the water to a Category 1 hurricane and made a second landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina.
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Credits:
NOAA
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
CIRA
Music:
“Ivy House” by Laurel Violet [PRS]; Chappell; Universal Production Music

[@DavidProdoehl-p4p]

And a shoutout to Matt Devine! You are my hero!
Thank you for forecasting thru the worse of the hurricane. I live in Cape Coral and still had antennae TV so all your warnings were heard in my household and we hunkered down in the interior room watching the walls move and water sloshing out of the toilet.

[@DavidProdoehl-p4p]

Lived thru Ian Cape Coral.
Gov . DeSantis did an amazing job utilizing military and Florida national guard to get our community water, ice and food. He got the grocery store up and running a few days later.
I was completely prepared with solar, 1 months worth of food and water but many of my neighbors and vacationers were not.
Thank you Gov. DeSantis

[@LaceyPowerPuffGirl]

Thank God, I survived from Hurricane Ian!! I'm so glad and extremely lucky my house didn't get flooded or destroyed. I swear Hurricane Ian ALMOST Hit Naples, Florida and I ALMOST DIED from Hurricane Ian but I'm still alive.
RIP Fort Myers, Florida and the other homes in Florida.

[@jeffhein7275]

Been a NASA engineer for 40 years... with JPSS (sister program to GOES) for the past 7 years. This is why we do what we do. Look for the JPSS-2 launch November 1st

[@97warlock]

I was told by a man that lives on Boca Grande, the report at Boca Grande toll bridge winds were 170-208 ...... and the next time they say its going to Tampa? we know that means Port Charlotte.

[@JayYarbroughMusic]

I live in Tampa Bay and am shook to the core.

[@dannyr333]

Same I’m in tarpon springs this got me too 😮we were blessed it veered south however we never know if we gonna get one here I pray we don’t

[@robbiewheeler9800]

The music reminds me of everybody’s destroyed homes 😢😢😢

[@erc168]

I live in North Port, it's truly devastating

[@bhey7508]

Port Charlotte here it was a natural disaster almost such widespread destruction the entire span of storm.

[@DesignerDrew]

here in Fort Myers, I think after like 12 pm we where in the eye wall, since we live inland we didn't get flooded but our friends who live by the beach did..prayers up for those who got it worse then we did 🙏

[@StormChasingNetwork]

I was in Fort Myers filming

[@rasstandsalone9092]

30 years since Hurricane Andrew and forecasting has barely improved 😳

[@CharlesNYM]

RIP to all who died in totally a Cat 4 but probably a 5 Ian

[@D3c0mp133x]

It actually had max winds of 155 mph when it made landfall

[@LC_Fans-Sandra-Cires-Art]

150 no more

[@cazz8017]

Florida and New Orleans should just be written off

[@griffinhaarer5719]

Yeah idc what anyone says. It was a 5 at landfall. They only said it was a 4 to cover insurance companies butts

[@bored9893]

hurricane ian was cat 5

[@redfish7081]

Upgrade to Cat 5.