Many beach cottages that lined the shores of Sanibel Island were wiped away by Hurricane Ian’s storm surge, new aerial imagery from NOAA shows. Most homes on Sanibel and Captiva islands are ...

Residents of Sanibel Island, Florida, were in for a surprise after discovering a possible crocodile nest on the island — the ...

Sanibel is already dealing with flooding from the heavy rain we’ve seen over the past few days, and Milton is expected to bring 10 feet of storm surge to the island. County leaders have advised ...

Can’t help storm surge impacts. We’ve done what ... and avoid traveling to barrier islands such as Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva and Pine Island, Abes said. All Lee County offices ...

Please remain inside and avoid driving anywhere on Sanibel Island until much of the water ... She says the strong storm surge is pushing against trees and a beach dune that had been recovering ...

27). There was significant storm surge all over the county, from Fort Myers Beach to downtown Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Sanibel, Pine Island and Matlacha. This is continues to be developing story ...

Johnson said the city's Island Water Association notified ... But we can do that because we are Sanibel strong." 'I lost a car, saw that storm surge' "Like many of you, I have lost a car, saw ...

and the excessive rain from the storm’s outer bands caused widespread flooding throughout many parts of Southwest Florida. The island community of Sanibel held up pretty well according to its mayor.

SANIBEL ISLAND, Florida – We biked ... with winds of more than 100 mph and a massive storm surge. Even now, nearly 2 ½ years later, less than 50% of the overnight rental inventory is back ...

Sanibel, the quaint barrier island just west of Fort Myers Beach, appeared to have withstood the winds and surge from Hurricane ... and three days after the storm and its 120 mile-per-hour winds ...

Official storm surge levels may not be available from ... levels of up to 13 feet occurred on the eastern portion of Sanibel Island. "All of us in the hurricane business think folks on the west ...

Sanibel and Captiva residents were allowed back on the island five days after the storm. The reality of living ... devastation to communities through surge than she did through Charley’s wind.