When Amanda Trompeta was woken up by her dog barking early last Thursday morning, she assumed he was just frightened by Hurricane Ian. But then she got out of bed – and found herself standing ankle-deep in floodwater. By the time the storm passed, three and a half feet of murky, dark water had swept […]
Tag: Hurricane Ian
Electric Vehicles catching fire from water damage
A top Florida state official warned Thursday that firefighters have battled a number of fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) batteries waterlogged from Hurricane Ian. EV batteries that have been waterlogged in the wake of the hurricane are at risk of corrosion, which could lead to unexpected fires, according to Jimmy Patronis, the state’s top […]
Ian weakens as recovery efforts are underway
As post-tropical cyclone Ian moves inland across North Carolina and Virginia Saturday morning, communities in Florida and South Carolina are recovering after the deadly storm brought torrential rain, powerful winds and cataclysmic flooding over the course of three terrifying days. Ian slammed into southwest Florida as a severe Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, packing sustained winds […]
Hurricane Ian barrels towards South Carolina
As Ian revives to hurricane status over the Atlantic, Florida’s Gulf Coast launches rescue and recovery efforts. Up to 8 inches of rain is forecast for Charleston. Officials in Florida have confirmed one fatality associated with Hurricane Ian and 20 other deaths that could potentially be a result of the storm. Of the unconfirmed fatalities, […]
Hurricane Ian death toll in the hundreds
Speaking to Good Morning America on Thursday morning, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said “fatalities are in the hundreds” following the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian over Florida. “So, while I don’t have confirmed numbers, I definitely know fatalities are in the hundreds,” Marceno said. “There are thousands of people waiting to be rescued. “And […]
Hurricane Ian nearly Cat 5; Hits Florida today
Hurricane Ian strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm as it bore down on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday after knocking out power to all of Cuba. The hurricane was around 55 miles west of Naples by around 8 a.m. ET Wednesday, with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The […]
Storm Ian now a hurricane, Florida braces
Tropical Storm Ian strengthened into Hurricane Ian Monday morning, as coastal residents brace for major impacts from the storm as the week progresses. Hurricane status was declared at around 5:00 a.m. as the storm’s winds strengthened to 75 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Ian is expected to become a significant […]