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Hurricanes are one of the craziest weather events we see every year. Hurricane Ian is just the latest storm Florida has seen and it’s unlike any other.
Hurricane Ian hit Southwest Florida this week as a huge Category 4 storm with wind speeds up to 150 mph, resulting in catastrophic flooding and widespread damage.
Throughout the storm, Floridians were sharing pics and videos of just how intense the storm was and the aftermath.
Here are some of those tweets documenting the wrath of Hurricane Ian.
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SANIBEL CAUSEWAY WASHOUT – Our crews are made their way to Sanibel, however the road has been completely washed out. (Photo: @GageGoulding) pic.twitter.com/c5qqkjXGfK
— NBC2 News (WBBH-TV) (@NBC2) September 29, 2022
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Hurricane Ian took all the water out of Tampa Bay because climate change is a hoax and these storms are absolutely not getting stronger, more frequent, and more devastating each year. pic.twitter.com/2uP12gAzin
— Andrew—Author of America Rises On Substack (@AmoneyResists) September 28, 2022
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https://twitter.com/GRGSentinel/status/1575321285999165441
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First-person view of storm surge from Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
The camera is 6 feet off the ground‼️https://t.co/bQSF3MkaPT
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) September 28, 2022
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https://twitter.com/Colleen_ham1/status/1575174309194043393
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Got this from a friend in #Naples – just so sad. @ActionNewsJax #Ian pic.twitter.com/HtC0CtG228
— Jason Brewer (@JasonNBrewer) September 28, 2022
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We were in the eye wall of Cat. 4 #Hurricane #Ian for over 5 hours and the back side was the worst.
I haven't experienced anything close to this in over 30 years @weatherchannel pic.twitter.com/wfEqcuEBAm— Mike Seidel (@mikeseidel) September 29, 2022
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Here is what this view typically looks like pic.twitter.com/HZjzPBr8h2
— Mike Bettes (@mikebettes) September 28, 2022
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I have flown storms for the last six years. This flight to Hurricane #Ian on Kermit (#NOAA42) was the worst I’ve ever been on. I’ve never seen so much lightning in an eye.
This was the eye. You can see the curvature. Understand this is at NIGHT. The light is from LIGHTNING. pic.twitter.com/cfZ9ls6YD3
— Tropical Nick Underwood (@TheTropicNick) September 28, 2022
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https://twitter.com/IanFootage/status/1575243176918470656
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Seems like a CAT5 to me. St James City FL #HurricaneIan pic.twitter.com/pHLFJjaOhr
— Chris FL Tornado (@ChrisFLTornado) September 29, 2022
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This WAS the entrance to the Double Tree by Hilton hotel at Universal Studios.
And those cars across Major Blvd used to be working cars. Likely not anymore. @MyNews13 #HurricaneIan#flooding pic.twitter.com/CpoHyAqeQD
— Jeff Allen (@News13JeffAllen) September 29, 2022
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More footage of Times Square Fort Myers Beach LEVELED after #HurricaneIan #HurricanIan #Ian #FortMyers pic.twitter.com/v2XglsdMAr
— Smurph (@swmurfl) September 29, 2022
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https://twitter.com/BirdingPeepWx/status/1575180191265353728
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https://twitter.com/CastiglioneFrnk/status/1575210669888405505
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https://twitter.com/GageGoulding/status/1575174577679761408
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No docks, only pilings — #Ian’s #StormSurge was 7.26’ in Ft. Myers, lifting the docks off the pilings, tossing them and docked boats ashore. 3rd pic here is the square guide for the dock to float up/down w/ tides. The pilings were no match for the surge. @weatherchannel is live. pic.twitter.com/MIyhbhBQI2
— Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews) September 29, 2022
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https://twitter.com/WxBrenn/status/1575253395304288271
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A friend just sent me this video from the Oasis in downtown Ft. Myers. Horrific flooding #HurricaneIan pic.twitter.com/L94KKePuVp
— Devin Turk (@Devin_Turk) September 29, 2022
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Before and after of the Fort Myers Beach Pier pic.twitter.com/rT6zWXjQR4
— Sean Breslin (@Sean_Breslin) September 29, 2022