PHOTOS: Ian impacts on Tampa Bay area; other parts of state
Hurricane Ian struck Florida Wednesday with catastrophic storm surge, high winds, and flooding rains. Photos show the damage and the aftermath of the historic storm.
In this aerial photo, damaged boats and debris rest against the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
In this aerial photo, damaged boats and debris are stacked along the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
Photo by: Orange County Fire Rescue
Smoldering homes are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
A section of the damaged Sanibel Causeway seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, near Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
In this aerial photo, damaged boats and debris are stacked along the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
Damages boats lie on the land and water in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
This aerial photo shows damaged boats and structures in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
People survey damage to their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Valrico, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Photo by: Associated Press
People survey damage to their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Valrico, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Photo by: Associated Press
Floodwaters are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Photo by: Associated Press
In this aerial photo, damaged boats and debris are stacked along the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
Damages boats lie on the land and water in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
Windshield smashed in flipped car in Sarasota during Hurricane IanPhoto by: WFTS
An SUV smashed by a downed tree in LakelandPhoto by: WFTS
A tree lays across the road in Sarasota County after Hurricane Ian.Photo by: WFTS
Photo by: WFTS
A tree fell onto an SUV in Lakeland, FloridaPhoto by: WFTS
Damage seen around Old NE and Coffeepot Bayou on Thursday morningPhoto by: Zack Perry
Damage seen around Old NE and Coffeepot Bayou on Thursday morningPhoto by: Zack Perry
Damage seen around Old NE and Coffeepot Bayou on Thursday morningPhoto by: Zack Perry
Damage seen around Old NE and Coffeepot Bayou on Thursday morningPhoto by: Zack Perry
Damage seen around Old NE and Coffeepot Bayou on Thursday morningPhoto by: Zack Perry
Damage seen around Old NE and Coffeepot Bayou on Thursday morningPhoto by: Zack Perry
Damage seen around Old NE and Coffeepot Bayou on Thursday morningPhoto by: Zack Perry
Damage seen around Old NE and Coffeepot Bayou on Thursday morningPhoto by: Zack Perry
Hundreds of utility trucks were staged at Tropicana Field on 9/29/2022 ready to handle large-scale power outages after Ian.Photo by: WFTS
Photo by: North Port Police
Photo by: North Port Police
Photo by: North Port Police
Photo by: North Port Police
An uprooted tree, toppled by strong winds from the outer bands of Hurricane Ian, rests in a parking lot of a shopping center, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Cooper City, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
Water pulled from the bay at Rocky PointPhoto by: WFTS
People walk on the Ballast Point Pier ahead of Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian's most damaging winds have begun hitting Florida's southwest coast as the storm approaches landfall. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Photo by: Associated Press
Skyway Bridge closed due to damage from Hurricane IanPhoto by: WFTS
Waves crash along the Ballast Point Pier ahead of Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian's most damaging winds have begun hitting Florida's southwest coast as the storm approaches landfall. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Photo by: Associated Press
A truck pulls a man on a kayak on a low-lying road after flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, in Key West, Fla., Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Martin)Photo by: Associated Press
An airplane overturned by a likely tornado produced by the outer bands of Hurricane Ian is shown, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
In this photo provided by Dr. Birgit Bodine, a staff member stands in a flooded hallway at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Hurricane Ian swamped the Florida hospital from both above and below, the storm surge flooding its lower level emergency room while fierce winds tore part of its fourth floor roof from its intensive care unit, according to Bodine, who works there. (Dr. Birgit Bodine via AP)Photo by: Associated Press
People walk where water is receding out of Tampa Bay due to a negative surge ahead of Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Photo by: Associated Press
People walk where water is receding out of Tampa Bay due to a negative surge ahead of Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Photo by: Associated Press
Damage from Hurricane Ian at Venice Theater in Venice, FloridaPhoto by: WFTS
North Point Special Response Team on 9/29/2022Photo by: WFTS
Downed trees in Sarasota County on 9/29/2022Photo by: WFTS
North Port Special Response Team after Hurricane Ian hit on 9/29/2022.Photo by: WFTS
Tree downed in Sarasota County on 9/29/2022.Photo by: WFTS
Utility trucks are staged ahead of Hurricane Ian, near the Florida Turnpike, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Wildwood, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Photo by: Associated Press
In this photo provided by the Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office, firefighters in Orange County, Fla., help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Hurricane Ian marched across central Florida on Thursday as a tropical storm after battering the state’s southwest coast, dropping heavy rains that caused flooding and led to inland rescues and evacuations. (Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office via AP)Photo by: Assocaited Press
In this photo provided by Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office, firefighters in Orange County, Fla., help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Ian marched across central Florida on Thursday as a tropical storm after battering the state’s southwest coast, dropping heavy rains that caused flooding and led to inland rescues and evacuations. (Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office via AP)Photo by: Assocaited Press
Authorities transport a person out of the Avante nursing home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain over a huge area on Thursday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Assocaited Press
In this photo provided by Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office, firefighters in Orange County, Fla., help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Ian marched across central Florida on Thursday as a tropical storm after battering the state’s southwest coast, dropping heavy rains that caused flooding and led to inland rescues and evacuations. (Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office via AP)Photo by: Assocaited Press
In this photo provided by Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office, firefighters in Orange County, Fla., help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Ian marched across central Florida on Thursday as a tropical storm after battering the state’s southwest coast, dropping heavy rains that caused flooding and led to inland rescues and evacuations. (Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office via AP)Photo by: Assocaited Press
Residents of Avante Orlando nursing home are evacuated through floodwater to awaiting buses in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Ian marched across central Florida on Thursday as a tropical storm after battering the state’s southwest coast, dropping heavy rains that caused flooding and led to inland rescues and evacuations. (AP Photo/Michael Schneider)Photo by: Assocaited Press
Vehicles sit in flood water at the Palm Isle apartments in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain over a huge area on Thursday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Assocaited Press
Authorities transport a person out of the Avante nursing home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain over a huge area on Thursday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Assocaited Press
Authorities transport a person out of the Avante nursing home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain over a huge area on Thursday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Assocaited Press
Authorities transport a person out of the Avante nursing home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain over a huge area on Thursday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Assocaited Press
Vehicles sit in floodwaters on the side of Interstate 75 in North Port, Fla., following Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Photo by: Assocaited Press
Photo by: Orange County Fire Rescue
Photo by: Orange County Fire Rescue
Photo by: Orange County Fire Rescue
Residents are rescued from floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Associated Press
Residents are rescued from floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Associated Press
A resident in an Orlando, Fla., neighborhood is rescued from floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Associated Press
Residents in an Orlando, Fla., neighborhood are rescued due to floodwaters from Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Associated Press
Damaged aircraft sit at the Punta Gorda Airport in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, near Punta Gorda, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
CORRECTS SPELLING TO MYERS INSTEAD OF MEYERS - In this frame grab from video provided by Bobby Pratt, people walk along the Times Square area of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Ian tore through the area, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (Bobby Pratt via AP)Photo by: Associated Press
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a Key West Community Services worker uses a compact front-end loader to pick up foliage debris at the Southernmost Point marker Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Key West, Fla. The subtropical island is cleaning up after Hurricane Ian brushed the Florida Keys with tropical storm-force winds and surge earlier in the week. Despite impacts, the entire Florida Keys escaped serious damage and the island chain's infrastructure is generally operating normally. (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)Photo by: Associated Press
CORRECTS SPELLING TO MYERS INSTEAD OF MEYERS - Smoldering homes are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach. Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
CORRECTS DATELINE TO FORT MYERS BEACH, NOT FORT MYERS - Damages boats lie on the land and water in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
CORRECTS SPELLING TO MYERS INSTEAD OF MEYERS - A section of the Sanibel Causeway was lost due to the effects of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Photo by: Associated Press
Damaged homes are seen in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
CORRECTS DATELINE TO FORT MYERS BEACH, NOT FORT MYERS - A damaged home and debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Photo by: Associated Press
Volunteers with the Metropolitan Ministries World Central kitchen prepare sandwiches that will go to Hurricane Ian survivors in Southwest Florida, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Photo by: Associated Press
University of Central Florida students evacuate an apartment complex near the campus that was totally flooded by rain from Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Associated Press
University of Central Florida students use an inflatable mattress as they evacuate an apartment complex near the campus that was totally flooded by rain from Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Associated Press
Volunteers with the Metropolitan Ministries World Central kitchen prepare sandwiches that will go to Hurricane Ian survivors in Southwest Florida, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Photo by: Associated Press
Volunteers with the Metropolitan Ministries World Central kitchen prepare sandwiches that will go to Hurricane Ian survivors in Southwest Florida, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Photo by: Associated Press
Volunteers with the Metropolitan Ministries World Central kitchen prepare sandwiches that will go to Hurricane Ian survivors in Southwest Florida, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Photo by: Associated Press
University of Central Florida students are evacuate after apartment complex near the campus was totally flooded by rain from Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. AP Photo/John Raoux)Photo by: Associated Press