Hurricane Ian one of the strongest to hit the U.S. in decades

[@sunnybunnyranch]

This was the most terrifying storm we got over 2 feet of water inside the house and we were lucky to just survive this. Pray for everyone please.

[@moniquecobb9051]

Omg please be safe

[@VelocityEditsuwu]

Please be safe

[@curleysam9362]

Prayers

[@libxa]

I’ll be praying🙏🏻

[@athena3865]

Where you located? So sorry for your loss; may your recovery be safe and fast.

[@madisonandthefarm]

All the people calling for 911, I really pray for all the families, it is horrific😢

[@shereeprosser4203]

911 cannot help them until the storm passes. It's devastating but I wish they would have heed the warnings.

[@maradito]

Thats funny. They were told to evacuate. God is probably shaking his head right now with disappointment 🤦‍♂️

[@oldtimer7635]

Florida people have been very naughty for god to punish them like this. Or is it because of De Santis, who knows. You need to mend your ways.

[@hdj81Vlimited]

@@shereeprosser4203 the can have boats. poor management from USA. RESIGN BIDEN !!!

[@whynotbekind1957]

@@maradito Some people may have had reasons that they couldn’t leave…like elderly or homebound family , or other reason beyond their control…but it’s true, also, that many downplay the storms because they may have faired well in other storms and think it’s tough to try to ride it out. Not me..I would be out of there if there was nothing standing in my way.

[@evie7845]

Praying for you all!!!Love from Texas!!!♥️💙

[@1218ac]

My great grandmother and grandma are down there right now in Englewood, I am so worried for them I want to cry. I just hope everyone in that area will be ok 😢

[@iamzhonte]

I’ll pray for them for you🥺💕

[@mjremy2605]

Don't worry, they will be fine. They will have stories to tell you. Be strong. One more day and rescues will begin. May you find peace and your grandmas in fine form.

[@guitarhackr]

Hope they are safe

[@vincevice1398]

Call them?

[@annaangol1748]

I pray that they are ok. God is good.❤

[@brittyvegas9482]

Prayers for the Florida residents and prayers for everyone involved on the islands. I pray my family and friends in Brunswick Georgia get out ok also

[@crispark9797]

What I love most about America...Not one person during this disaster has asked which political party they belong to. If only we could maintain that level of compassion and humanity.

[@DabNaggit]

Um, we all credit our Republican governor for the incredible response...

[@Chrissie780]

I’m on west coast, eye supposed to hit us soon. Our back yard was flooded out before the storm even made landfall. Pray for us please

[@qualified_dank]

Stay safe mam I hope you and you family make it out of this safe

[@lulChalak]

MAY THE LORD BE WITH YOU PLEASE GET AS HIGH AS YOU CAN AND PLEASE PRAY TO YOUR LORD JESUS🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@goldenway7622]

Asking for protection for you and everyone that live where you are. Stay encouraged, I know that’s easy said than done😔 I’m praying for you all.

[@dondiesel929]

🙏

[@oldyeller6518]

God bless you and your family

[@nicholep7559]

We live in Tampa Florida I plead the blood of Jesus over my windows and my doors we have fallen trees around us and branches everywhere my back porch is leaking quite a bit the winds were howling and scary thank God we're okay my dad is in Manatee County and he is in an old folks Community in a old trailer and he made it as well however the strangest thing is our power was working and it never shut off that was weird I've never seen wind like that I couldn't believe it praise God we made it through my prayers go out to all of you suffering through the storm this was a giant nightmare as of now we're still feeling some howling winds and thuds on our roof

[@mks9469]

Goodness!!! Be safe my fellow countrymen in Florida!! I hope you have gotten to safety. May the Lord protect you!

[@platinumskies7968]

Who do you think sent the flood

[@garyhillman4993]

The lord

[@platinumskies7968]

@@garyhillman4993 praise the Lord

[@anderstermansen130]

This is a direct result of climate change!

[@sandymaples8450]

Amen

[@Fedex_Aviation]

Hurricane Ian was a deadly and extremely destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, which was the third-costliest weather disaster on record, the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, and the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Michael in 2018.

[@Looter92]

more people died than during Hurricane Andrew

[@AndrewStahl-fc3ts]

Thanks for that copy and paste.

[@dannykim6218]

prayer to all the people that have to go thru this , be safe guys

[@lionsofwar6851]

Respect the earth she will Respect us

[@jleyva92]

Wow devastating hopefully everyone gets the help they need, may god be with you all.

[@robertamaya8597]

I hope the people and animals were able to make it out alive 💔

[@jenna9390]

Prayers for all affected in the storm, im 80 miles north and still had roof damage

[@TheLastHoorah841]

I live in Cape Coral. I was lucky and didn’t get flooded. Prayers for all those who are suffering

[@tasbar7743]

Great news❤️

[@danieldelewis2448]

It's August 2024, I was there doing work on Sanibel Island one year ago. During my time there I was shocked at how little had actually been repaired. Driving down the beachfront was like being in a ghost town.

[@marcelabedoya658]

Father in Heaven protect everyone ❤❤😢

[@violetgurl80s60]

🤣😆😆🤣🤣. God is angry at Biden and his administration and the Democrats Party This is a warning Vote Red.

[@hollywoood863]

Here In Polk the storm has been on us for about 6 hours with wind very strong don’t know how much longer this will last but prayers out to everyone please check on your loved ones

[@cheetoman-bq8bj]

I love how they pointed out the fridge

[@Hewhogreetswithfjre]

I always wonder where do the wild animals go in a case like this?

[@connormondello1486]

Hurricane Michael made landfall on the Florida Panhandle as a category 5 storm in October 2018.

[@SiloOnCod]

Wtf man🤦🏽‍♂️ I pray for everybody that had to go through this madness… god bless you all

[@davidmateo619]

Thank you for the coverage I’m shocked

[@imcornpop3075]

I live in Riverview, South of Tampa and we are all without power. There is debris all over the place. Power went out around 3 in the afternoon.

[@sarahlachman1349]

They don't call em "BARRIER ISLANDS" for nothing , sadly people build cheap buildings on them, which are ok, until the "BIG ONE" Hits. They hould have learned from Hurricane Charley in 04 hit them, to vacate before the storm, anyone there was either a brave storm chaser or a foolish person Prayers to the hundreds now homeless , and jobless due to the storms rath. We in Tampa owe you guys once again for the sacrafice keeping the city safe from this fate once more.

[@athena3865]

This is bigger than Charley.

[@kiaxxv]

Tampa no Bay

[@hdj81Vlimited]

Or build a concrete house.........instead they build a wooden walmart house..........

[@naiminaimi8124]

Prayers 🙏

[@digiking3247]

Even when this storm is over we will be dealing with the remains and pain for weeks, months and even years to come. This his left another scar on florida for years to come. So many lives altered and ended. Normal life wont be the same again.

[@Ak-lp5up]

Oh damn people died ?? Damnnn

[@LxiEQ]

@@Ak-lp5up yeah many folks drown or even trapped in unreachable areas that cuts off their circulation.

[@LxiEQ]

i say months maybe 1.5 year tops. so much damage and repairs and planning they have to do to recover and help themselves and the city needs

[@mastervz4806]

@@Ak-lp5up no

[@fishywishyfishfisk]

and then it's just gonna happen again.... #nukeflorida

[@jackhappy6592]

If this guy could just tell us the news instead of trying to win a academy award that would be great.

[@holyishe7903]

Great comment LOl maybe he just loves his job

[@youknow6607]

Lol

[@guillermoelnino]

​@@holyishe7903 a main stream news anchor loving his job? no amount of drugs can make that a reality

[@jen-a-purr]

As a Floridian this is terrifying. This is why I won’t live on or near a coastline.

[@zacharytaylor6677]

My deepest condolences to the family and God bless you all 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@oldtimer7635]

Florida people have been very naughty for god to punish them like this. Or is it because of De Santis, who knows. You need to mend your ways.

[@jon6309]

@@oldtimer7635 blame the alligators 🐊 😂😂😂

[@frey8725]

@@oldtimer7635 Look to yourself. You're awful judgy. Every time you have a hardship, think what you did to make God angry.

[@ipaporod]

Ian sounds like the identical twin of 1917 Maria when it passed through Puerto Rico.Almost the same winds force (150 vs 155 miles per hour), trajectory speed and hurricane size!

[@carolryan2419]

Didn't Maria pass through in 2017 instead of 1917 or was there one also in 1917?

[@hdj81Vlimited]

@@carolryan2419 huricanes wear there al the time, BUT people came to live in these huricane area's, so NOW it becomes a 20 miljon people problem, while in 1917 it was only 250.000 people who lived there.

[@karolynnpaige8362]

You are all forgetting Michael. 😔 Anyone in the Panama to Big Bend area can tell you what this was capable of.

[@kristihibdon162]

My mom was in Panama City with hurricane Michael. Devastating :(

[@leighmealone9756]

I know right!? I was thinking the same thing!!!! 850 strong 🤟🏻 praying for my friends and family down south though..(cape coral )

[@andrewmoore5243]

Micheal was weak asf so sTFU

[@fbgduval]

I live in Jacksonville and this storm swerved past right above us. We got a lil rain but that was it. We rarely get hit by hurricanes here. Last one I can remember is Irma. Lost power for 3 days but not too much damage on the westside. Dorian came close but we got no rain, it was just a windstorm.

[@Catmandude]

my heart goes out to all that suffered at this monsters fury.

[@nezhaulcoyotl85]

we in canada got hit by fiona last week it took a two story apartment out to sea luckly we only lost one person but the power is out for many still

[@youknow6607]

💕🙏🙏🙏

[@roberts3423]

Everyone got a warning of this storm before it even came, how could anyone still be there?

[@freegedankenzurbaukunst5613]

Floridians 🤪

[@Reconfiles]

They be like... "meh we survived many hurricanes we can survive this one"

[@followme2748]

@@freegedankenzurbaukunst5613 Not everyone got money to leave and God does protect people because he created the storm he created everything.

[@kianna270]

A lot of people have strong ass houses. For the people on the beach, I can’t say but I understand not wanting to leave your home knowing it won’t be there when you get back. It’s hard. Also this hurricane strengthens to a major hurricane overnight.

[@kennethl1990]

I lost my dog today in this hurricane I’m so devastated 😢

[@Bobanbobic]

Dogs are innocent, and I truly am sorry for your loss. 😢

[@yoselinelara8661]

I’m so sorry. Sending you love. Stay strong💗💗💗

[@avrilgolden7569]

I am so sorry. I have a dog so I can understand your pain. I have lost a cat before. Stay strong.

[@the-engneer]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@simplysarah0310]

Awe I’m so sorry about your dog. I have a dog and I love him so much so I can’t imagine your pain. 😢💔

[@Lidi-xp8ju]

Prayers to Florida people 🙏🙏🙏

[@markbecker2090]

I live in Brooksville Florida, barely got touch here

[@Thisisrance]

I still don’t understand why you’d leave your car there. You literally had days to leave

[@ntertainme9615]

I think most are rental cars.

[@Affirmbuttress]

Being a major downer but I think some people who took this footage might not make it.

[@armyaquatix]

Im in charlotte county literrely 10 15 miles from englewood

[@laneo]

It was exciting!

[@treserandhartung]

I live in englewood, absolutely devastated… this was a horrible disaster.

[@jaketxaz]

How sad. God bless all who were effected.

[@5dimension237]

for sure neighbors are helping, Floridians are like that, we are strong and proud to help our neighbors.

[@zay7576]

I’m in Cape Coral but not flood zone thankfully but still got a lot of damage

[@violet_rush]

The sad thing is I’ve heard some homeless people had nowhere to go. They just sat in that storm and accepted it, completely depressing.

[@sharronflowers3772]

I don't know why people sit and wait until the last minute before trying to move to a safe place and expect others to put their lives in danger because they trying to save things

[@evanpaulsmithfalconfogolin6147]

The reporters knowingly sacrificed the rentals cars for their expedition.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

Forget that. They're risking their well being every time they do this.

[@littlebigcommentaries9833]

Exactly. Totally unnecessary and puts others lives at risk if they require rescue.

[@SlimSlime575]

I honestly love this this is God's way of telling these people they are evil

[@rpscorp9457]

^ nutcase alert. Anyone that *revels* in other peoples suffering is mentally disturbed.

[@valmaks9531]

I believe this is karma for everything US is doing around the world.

[@jennyanthony2503]

god isn't real.

[@jennyanthony2503]

​@yourlocal_cupcake it isn't. it's just nature.

[@jennyanthony2503]

@yourlocal_cupcake honey it Isn't. It's a natural disaster the clue is in the name.

[@stilllovingu]

My family and all people in florida will be safe Inchaallah ya Rabb 🤲🤲🤲🙏🙏🙏

[@RawDawgRandi]

Damn, imagine sharks swimming through the streets

[@cyrusmufc2914]

Big possibility, warm water, 9ft water, by the beach.

[@CHUCKIEBANDZ]

Thats what i was thinkin bout. Its definitely gone be sharks

[@bishop51807]

Some people knew there would be sharks as well as alligators and cottonmouths, Florida is a God damn swamp.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

This is the kind of thing that would keep me from ever staying behind for a hurricane.

[@iliketocomment8144]

Gators, snakes and even sharks everywhere.

[@matty_daddy294]

isn’t Shepard smith from 2016 fox sports during hurricane Matthew

[@Yourlocalbaddie7]

My uncle lives in Florida I hope he's okay..

[@STARGUN8687]

Damn, these are sick waves! Surfboard enjoyers probably have blessed season.

[@ItsSilo]

This was the scariest storm I’ve ever experienced. The wind throw me against my front door wall and knocked the wind out me

[@tw.o.g]

I wonder who the genius was that named the storm Ian people stood their ground good job

[@joe7string]

As a direct victim of hurricane Ida last year, I certainly feel for the people in west FL right now. We didn't get the water level like Ian. I hate to say it, but the devastating storms are getting more frequent in the Gulf. With the rise in sea level and global warming together, respect for these storms need to increase along with the threat.

[@manhoeban]

will California have to suffer this or just around Florida?

[@joe7string]

@@manhoeban Hurricane Ian will not reach California...

[@sissyrayself7508]

HAARP. Not " global warming"

[@joe7string]

@@sissyrayself7508 perhaps. That would explain the recent trend of a hurricane regaining strength to damage inland areas like New York in the case of "Ida".

[@dagenius4926]

Hurricanes have been DECREASING

[@leonardmayer2362]

The question is how can you prevent damage to coastal communities by hurricane? What can you do to prepare for the onslaught? What is the impact that you want to deter? You do not have to imagine the damage. You can see it now.

[@littlebigcommentaries9833]

You prevent the tragedy of it by not living there.

[@SoMuchSoy]

I'm not scared because I put my faith in GOD

[@jamesfulerten8494]

The same kinds of powerful storms happening all over the world today within only weeks ago. So were not alone with is kind of mayhem. Many other nations are going through the same and are just beginning rebuilding after storms struck.

[@broheme8922]

You say your car -- the car you left sitting in a ground level parking lot 50 feet off the beach where a Cat 4 hurricane was forecast to hit -- got flooded? Well that's weird. No way you could have seen that coming.

[@broheme8922]

@SWFL Aerial Guy Sounds like a great reason (along with several hundred others) to leave Fort Meyers BEFORE the well advertised hurricane hits.

[@waliahmed1747]

Hopefully everyone is okay and safe

[@ismailraja8734]

God Bless Florida

[@jsnjcnt]

I hope nobody was injured. That is high storm surge. Prayers.

[@taylornativi9457]

This is so sad. 😢

[@dumbass7254]

This is really common though sadly

[@leejennifercorlewayres9193]

So, people were told the storm surge would be unsurvivable but took cars and parked them there? 🤦

[@kamikazi777]

Ol Sheps coverage of Katrina catapulted his career to big big bucks.

[@ereynoldful3974]

I'm right on the GA FL line literally near Okefenokee Swamp and headwaters of the Suwannee river 2 milea drom the FL line and we are already getting strong gusts here. A lot of people coming up 41 to evacuate but I just have a bad feeling about this storm. Micheal 2as supposed to hit us but turned towards the panhandle last minute. So i know it can turn and change course a bit. Really having a bad feeling but maybe it's worry about my friend in winter park FL,anyone in the comments in or near Orlando FL? If so how is it?

[@briannel21316]

I’m in Winter Garden, it’s a cat 1 now and nothing serious has happened here. Just feels like a heavy rainstorm with strong winds. Winter Park is 30 minutes east of here, I’m guessing it’s the same for them or slightly better.

[@passingthroughtime3033]

Sanibel island is destroyed

[@TaunaJobe]

Tragic/Sad

[@texadonkey34]

On Friday Matt Gaetz voted NO for a FEMA hurricane relief bill😫. In 2013 DeSantis and Marco Rubio voted No for Hurricane Sandy relief bill. 😫

[@Lane8492]

My family and I took refuge in our kitchen in our home here in Cape Coral because it was the center most area of our house and being that I have Autism, ADHD and OCD I was checking my front door repetitively hoping the storm surge water was not in our street and I was so thankful to God Almighty that the storm surge water never came to our street our neighborhood.

[@bennybennerson7728]

We all better be ready for this as climate change gets worse and worse until we take climate seriously this is just gonna happen again and again

[@lskzl]

In România a lovit de mai demult

[@emilyc5625]

Wow this was supposed to be Tampa . They got lucky

[@RegeniasMinkOil]

Excellent reporting

[@hubcap9]

Fear sells

[@briandavis849]

😂 definitely not

[@peaceLove777Love]

Currants are stronger than saltstraumen 😬

[@crispy_chicken8468]

The part where I live in Florida barely got hit. It was just a bunch of rain and wind. I don't know why they canceled school for the rain. That's literally normal weather for us. But hopefully everyone who got hit is ok.

[@Quila1125]

probably just to play it safe cause you never know. glad your area wasnt hit bad.

[@kianna270]

Because school buses can’t drive in over like 40mph winds and much of Florida was getting way over that.

[@freedomunrestricted]

The hype over this storm is entertaining. Pretty mild compared to other major hurricanes.

[@rontalks8953]

Nonsense

[@freedomunrestricted]

@@rontalks8953 facts, watch storm chasers stream riding out the storm as the eye hit them at Punta Gorda. Buddy of mine lives in manatee County and didn't even loose power. Go compare the damage to the devastation of other major hurricanes.

[@LuisFer306]

God bless America

[@hjz2011]

Florida hasn't encountered a hurricane for five years. Prior to 2016, almost 11 years went by without a single hurricane landfall anywhere in Florida.

[@karolynnpaige8362]

Michael.

[@AlexanderSLeBlanc]

This is incorrect. Michael was a Cat 5 and struck the panhandle a few years back.

[@daviddigital6887]

Bull. Mexico beach was flattened by cat 5 Michael

[@the-engneer]

Hurricane Michael was extremely devastating

[@MagickalMermaid]

We got hit by Irma just 2-3 years ago.

[@elenormonen6722]

Wow I hope everyone was safe I’m so glad I did not live in Florida at that time

[@ZxSkyLineKidxZ]

Thats crazyyyy...Florida??? 😳

[@endlesssummer9139]

No water, no power, long line at every store and every gas station. I have not shower for 3 day after hurricane Ian. 😌😔😌😔😌😔😌😔🥺😢😭😢😭

[@equisequis.55]

we didnt have a hurricane in Kentucky. "l love my old Kentucky home. " we are so blessed. You couldn't pay me a million dollars to move to Flow rida. The truth is, there are more devastating hurricanes awaiting in the future to hit Flow rida coast.

[@Dizzz127]

Hope they purchased the extra insurance on those rental cars considering they just admitted on live television that they parked them in an area that they expected to get flooded.

[@duaneafields]

funny thing, when you live down here, most ins companies will not cover flooding. they all tell you to evacuate or get to higher land, that there is pleanty time to move your vehicle.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

What are did anyone not expect to flood?

[@davidmorales8644]

Indiana Jones was hiding in that refrigerator 1:46

[@curtj8605]

So some people don't evacuate and then call 911 for help when the hurricane hits, I'm confused behind that thinking 🤔...

[@tammimccormick7300]

As bad as they kept saying this storm was going up be for days . It seems a lot stayed and did not

[@kingderrickdanquah3627]

Pray For My City Florida😢🫨🫨🫨🫨😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😢😭😢😭😢😭

[@charlessaunders1217]

Florida is a state not a city

[@darktoadone5068]

Hurricane is awful but can you imagine if a Tsunami like the one in 2011 in Japan hit Florida?

[@liveaboardsailor3787]

Good thing your benevolent governor had the foresight to evacuate all those migrants! What a wonderful person.

[@leighmealone9756]

🤣 funny not funny.. 🤣

[@ghostpine]

He's pure evil

[@bigd2665]

Praying for all of the people in Florida.❤🙏

[@bicgohill8756]

I’m praying for most of them.

[@Reality_26]

Prayers for everyone.🙏🙏🙏 But did anyone else notice the crab riding the back of the fridge.

[@kalani926]

But still I pray 4 the people in Florida 🙏

[@hebneh]

In daily life, we think of refrigerators as being very heavy machines that are difficult to move. Yet - since they have to be airtight, and they contain a lot of air inside them - they will float on the surface of water. That's why there's a bizarre shot of a floating refrigerator at 1:47 being flipped over repeatedly by the strong wind, floating on the storm surge. And this is why refrigerators can end up far away from where they originally were, after a strong hurricane.

[@sturdythorpe7585]

So what are the unbelievably wealthy companies like Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon doing to help the people of Florida?

[@manhoeban]

exactly like they tweet and talk about how sad it is but don’t wanna help ?