Heavy precipitation inundated many areas along the St. Johns River in Lake County, particularly around Astor. [144] This heavy rain, combined with Hurricane Nicole in November, led to Orlando recording their wettest meteorological autumn on record in 2022. The all-clear for the Islands was called at 3:00pm. Excluding Katrina, Hurricane Irma was the costliest in Florida history, with total U.S. damage from the storm estimated at $50 billion. [86] The National Forest Service, meanwhile, closed both Francis Marion National Forest and Sumter National Forest. About 250people were rescued. Hurricane Andrew is the "strongest and most devastating hurricane on record to hit southern Florida," per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and had maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. [180] The European Union announced a package of 1 million in aid while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina sent pills for the potabilization of nearly one million liters of water via the White Helmets Commission. [26] At around this time, NOAA sensors measured wind gusts reaching up to 216 miles per hour (348km/h). [158][159][160] An EF0 tornado also touched down in Holden Beach, damaging multiple homes in the town, while an EFU tornado touched down northeast of Aurora. [151] Storm surge and high tides in Brevard County caused about $7million in damage to dunes and beach crossovers. [42] Officials in Tallahassee and nearby cities commissioned the monitoring of local power lines and scouring of storm-water systems to make sure them prepared and secure. Hurricane Ian caused at least 160 fatalities with 5 people in Cuba,[2] 149 in Florida,[6][a] 5 in North Carolina,[8] and 1 in Virginia. Abnormally high tides, storm surge, and tropical-storm-force winds in Putnam County caused flooding in areas by Lake George and the St. Johns River, with water entering dozens of residences in Fruitland, Satsuma, and Welaka. [208] Beyond physical and economic losses, The Triple-I Corporation estimated litigation costs in Florida would reach $1020billion. 10. Hurricane Julia, Tropical Storm. [113], Overall, more than 2.4million people in Florida lost power during the storm and in its aftermath. Hurricane Andrew, one of four hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. as a Category 5 since 1900, hit Miami-Dade County and caused an estimated . Key Facts. [6] Ian also caused two indirect deaths in Sarasota County, a 94-year-old man, and an 80-year-old woman, both due to disabled oxygen machines that they were using. [166], The remnant low-pressure area of Ian stalled off the coast of New Jersey for nearly a week. [150] Kennedy Space Center received wind gusts as high as 108mph (174km/h), but only minor damage occurred. Damages in Seminole County totaled about $241million. "Okeechobee" (1928) Damage From The Okeechobee Hurricane Florida is also home to some of the most destructive hurricanes in history. Hurricane warnings have been posted from near Florida's southern tip to Tarpon Springs. A destroyed vehicle is seen among debris in Sanibel, Florida, after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on October 8. [133] Damages in Naples alone was estimated at $989million. However, the hurricane - which had reached wind speeds The five most damaging storms of 2022 are Hurricanes Ian, Fiona, Nicole, Julia and Bonnie. Building damages alone in Collier County totaled about $2.2billion. A preliminary estimate placed building damages at $6.8billion. [133] Aside from Naples Ian caused $256million in damages in Marco Island, $7.1million in Everglades City, and $948million in unincorporated areas. It has a hurricane and tropical storm score of zero and it also has a low flood score. [202], Preliminary estimates of damages from Hurricane Ian are wide-ranging. [28][29] Ian then made a second landfall just south of Punta Gorda near Pirate Harbor at 20:35 UTC with 145mph (233km/h) winds. For other storms of the same name, see. Hurricanes are classified into five categories, based on their wind speeds and potential to cause damage. [213] This was by far their most ever daily views. [205][206] Moody's Analytics calculated potential damages of $4555 billion in Florida alone with billions more in South Carolina. The rainfall causes flooding and a few indirect traffic deaths, and damage in the state totals $5 million (1960 USD, $36 million 2008 USD). Ian caused $22.6million in damages throughout Pinellas County. [132] The Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team was forced to postpone two preseason games due to the storm. [103] Five people were killed in Cuba: a man in San Juan y Martnez who was electrocuted while disconnecting a wind turbine used for irrigating his field, a 43-year-old woman who died when one of the walls of her house collapsed, two state technicians who were working on repairing breakdowns caused by Ian, and a fifth person of unknown cause. [157], By 3:30pm EDT on September 30, over 76,000 people had lost power in the state, with 65,000 in Wake County alone. Hurricane Fiona made landfall in the Caribbean, first ravaging Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico before skipping past the U.S. east coast and hitting Canada. [64] President Joe Biden approved a state of emergency declaration for Florida on September24. Similar impacts occurred on islands north of there through Big Pine Key. [60] Tampa Bay area schools also announced closures, and several colleges and universities, including the University of South Florida, the University of Tampa, and Eckerd College announced that they were canceling classes and closing. "The science on how hurricanes will change in the future is fairly complex and not entirely settled, but a few things are generally accepted: 1) there might not be more hurricanes overall, but those that do form will tend to be more intense both in terms of the strength of their winds and the amount of rainfall that they produce; 2) because of this intensification and also due to some potential changes in the directions that storms tend to move, it is probable that there will be more Category 4 and 5 storms hitting the U.S.," Wright said. Ian was a Category 4 hurricane that hit Florida on September 28, with wind speeds reaching up to 155 mph. and 2) it takes time for the full economic and noneconomic losses for big storms to become apparent," Daniel B. Wright, a civil and environmental engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Hydroclimate Extremes Research Group, told Newsweek in written comments. Parts of the county also received 5 to 8in (130 to 200mm) of precipitation and wind gusts generally ranging from 65 to 75mph (105 to 121km/h). 2. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from around June 1 to November 30. Florida has been affected by 113 hurricanes, which is more than any other U.S. State. Overall, Ian caused minor damage to 799structures and major damage to 192others in the county. [65][66] Many airports and ports in Tampa, Tampa Bay, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Key West, and other places announced that they would be suspending operations. Previous named storms were: Alex Bonnie Colin Danielle Earl Fiona Gaston Hermine Following Ian, storm. [22] It moved over the Dry Tortugas at 02:00 UTC with the same wind speed and a pressure of 947 mbar as it continued to reorganize. 5. [77] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League moved practices from Tampa south to the Miami Dolphins training facility in Miami Gardens. Along the coast, erosion damages totaled about $6million. Ian spawned a brief tornado in Lake Placid and possibly another in Sebring. [38], The government of the Cayman Islands issued hurricane watches for its three islandsGrand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Caymanon September23 at 21:00UTC as Ian was projected to pass over the British Overseas Territory as a hurricane. [211], The storm had heavy coverage in both traditional media and social media. Florida major hurricanes The following major hurricanes either made landfall on the state as a major hurricane or brought winds of Category 3 status to the state. "The Atlantic season got off to a very slow start but had a lot of activity later in the season, ending up near the above-average forecast for the season but not as exceptionally active as some recent years," Mathew Barlow, a professor of climate science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, told Newsweek. [32] At 21:00 UTC, the system's low-level circulation had completely emerged off of the coast of Florida, and although the convection was slightly offset to the north, Ian intensified to a category 1 hurricane later that same day. With three named storms so far, we look back on how the biggest New Times spoke to Norcross about the most memorable hurricanes to hit South Florida in all of his years living in Miami. [167] A baseball game in Baltimore between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays was also postponed. [142], Although the storm was a considerable threat to the Tampa Bay area, Ian remained well south of the region. A total of 191,415customers lost electricity, over one-third of the county. Widespread power outages and isolated wind damage also occurred, such as several trees downed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, some of which struck homes, displacing two families. See. Ryan Hall, Y'all 4. Hurricane Dolly, July 23, 2008: Dolly was a Category 1 and was . The 1928 Okeechobee hurricane hit Puerto Rico and Palm Beach County, Florida in Sept. 1928. On Sept. 16, 1928, the Okeechobee Hurricane hit South Florida as a category 4 hurricane. [119] The southwest side of Stock Island reported several impassable streets and widespread flood damage to sheds and outbuildings. [220][221], Many asked for help on social media looking for loved ones after losing contact with them or getting pleas from them for aid. [142] Ian produced wind gusts up to 75mph (121km/h) and rainfall ranging from 4 to 12in (100 to 300mm) in Polk County. [209], On January10, 2023, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated total losses at $112billion, making Ian the costliest hurricane in Florida's history, surpassing Hurricane Irma, as well as the third-costliest in US history. By the time it made landfall in Nova Scotia on September 24, it was a Category 4 hurricane. [134][135] Vehicular access to the island was re-established on October 11 for emergency workers and public access was re-established October 21 for local residents. Ian's offshore flow pulled a large amount of water out of Tampa Bay,[152] with tides reaching 5 to 7ft (1.5 to 2.1m) below normal at the Hillsborough County side of the bay. of the Port for #KeyWest set Port Condition Zulu ahead of #TropicalStormIan. Subsequently, HMS Medway was deployed to the Cayman Islands. A peak wind gust of 111 mph was recorded in Nova Scotia, and waves off the Canadian coast were measured as reaching a maximum height of 98 feet and 40 to 50 feet on average. List[change| change source] It continued to build until it reached hurricane strength on October 12. Hurricane Ian near peak intensity while approaching southwest Florida on September 28. Almost 10,000customers beyond the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge lost power, roughly one-third of electrical subscribers in the Lower Florida Keys. [199], Lee County also saw a sharp rise in infections and death from flesh-eating bacteria that live in warm brackish water. [4] Ian caused widespread damage across western Cuba and the southeast United States, especially the states of Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina. [108] President Biden said the storm could end up as the deadliest in Florida's history. Total economic losses were estimated at $56billion by Enki Research. It is thought that hurricanes will get more intense and more frequent in the future because of climate change. It started as a tropical depression in the southern Caribbean. A 12mi (19km) portion of I-75 was forced to close on Friday as the Myakka River flooded the highway. With winds of up to 177 mph, this Category 5 hurricane was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. Additionally, hurricanes Charley, Jeanne, Dennis, Wilma, Irma, and Ian, made landfall on the state as major hurricanes. Due to the potential for inclement weather, Bronx Fit Fest has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. [78], All three national parks in Florida closed in preparation for the hurricane. The Royal Navy also deployed its helicopter to assist. The system also produced unseasonably cold temperatures across the region, with Trenton having a maximum temperature of 53F (12C) on October 4, one degree shy of the record lowest daily high for that date. Various analytic agencies and insurance companies have placed losses in the tens of billions. In Duval County, several locations reported storm surge inundation, including along the Intracoastal Waterway and in Jacksonville's Riverside neighborhood. Below is a list of each hurricane closure recorded since Disney World opened: Hurricane Elena - 1985 This was the first hurricane that forced Disney World to close down due to incoming. It became a high-end Category4 hurricane, which had sustained winds up to 155mph (249 km/h) early on September 28, 2022, while progressing towards the west coast of Florida, and made landfall just below peak intensity in southwest Florida on Cayo Costa Island. [31], Ian pushed a destructive 1015ft (3.04.6m) storm surge inland, primarily south of where its eye made landfall. AccuWeather described the system as a nor'easter which produced storm surge levels comparable to those of Hurricane Sandy. According to Flagler County's Property Appraiser's Office, over 200 homes were flooded by the storm, many of which suffered major damage, totalling $23.7 million. [15] Two days later the disturbance passed over Trinidad and Tobago and entered the southeast Caribbean passing near the ABC Islands and to the northern coast of South America. A record 27 named storms, which included 15 hurricanes, 7 of them major, killed more than 1,500 people with thousands more displaced or missing, and caused more than $200 billion in damage in the United States. [183], Soon after the conditions improved in impacted parts of Florida, search and rescue teams, first responders, and utility workers from un-impacted parts of Florida and across the country deployed to the area. At the time one of the helicopters was deployed to the Turks and Caicos Islands before the development of Ian to assist recovery efforts there after the passage of Hurricane Fiona. Throughout the county, the hurricane caused major impacts to 3,515commercial and residential structures and demolished 33others. As can be seen by the table above, Hurricane Kate in 1985 was the most significant tropical cyclone hit for Tallahassee and Florida State University in recent history. In Hardee County, the Peace River crested at a record height of 27.2ft (8.3m) near Zolfo Springs, while wind gusts reached 81mph (130km/h) in Wauchula. The state of Florida neither endorses links nor approves of links to external sources. The wave moved into the Caribbean Sea on September21 bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to Trinidad and Tobago, the ABC islands, and the northern coast of South America. More intense storms typically result in more damage, however, the relationship may not be linear necessarily, according to Shafieezadeh. It was the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. [207] Karen Clark & Co. placed insured damages at nearly $63billion with total economic losses over $100billion. [31] Continual land interaction resulted in the frictional displacement of the system, and that coupled with high vertical wind shear caused Ian to quickly degrade to a tropical storm by 09:00 UTC as it moved north-northeast off of the eastern Florida coastline. "At this point, we're not sure whether Category 5 hurricanes will become more common or not but we definitely know that, regardless of whether the overall number ticks up or down, we absolutely need to be prepared for stronger storms with more rain and higher surges, that may develop very rapidly," he said. Just wow", Post Tropical Cyclone ReportHurricane Ian, "Storm Prediction Center Today's Storm Reports", National Centers for Environmental Information, "More than 15 planes damaged at North Perry Airport in Broward County", "Storm Event Database National Centers for Environmental Information", "Wellington/Lion Country Safari EF-1 Tornado", "An extreme wind warning is in effect for Cape Coral FL, Bonita Springs FL, Estero FL until 12:45pm EDT for extremely dangerous hurricane winds. Florida has been affected by 113 hurricanes, which is more than any other U.S. State. Critics have noted that federally subsidized flood insurance is one of the reasons that people continue to move to hurricane-prone areas of Florida. [146] Near the University of Central Florida, hundreds of students were displaced after several nearby off-campus apartment complexes flooded. Hurricane Ian is the ninth named storm of the season for the Atlantic, according to NHS. Okeechobee Hurricane. The hurricane and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives, and it ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. One of the most devastating hurricanes of all time, Hurricane Andrew made impact in August of 1992 in Homestead, Florida. Heavy precipitation and storm surge in St. Johns County flooded several roads in St. Augustine and resulted in the temporary closure of the Bridge of Lions. [174] Minor coastal flooding occurred in New York City as well.