RON DESANTIS: The folks were told in these areas of the hazards. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in a briefing that 911 call centers have gotten hundreds of calls today. The conditions right now also make it really hard to know how many people need help.
And it's just way too dangerous for first responders to go out and help them. These areas that have the high storm surge are still experiencing the worst of the storm. Are these people being rescued?īAKER: No, not yet. And some counties have imposed a curfew as well to keep people from wandering around during that momentary calm of the hurricane's eye.ĬHANG: You know, Liz, I'm thinking about some of these images you're mentioning, like cars floating down streets, homes under water.
Anyone who stayed behind is instructed to shelter in place and wait it out. It's now way too dangerous to leave this area. So the family's after me to get out of town.īAKER: And it's a really good thing he left when he did, Ailsa. I said, the house'll be gone, but the straps will be here with the chassis. I said, you know, we have the hurricane straps here. PAUL LICEA: You don't know, you know? That's the problem. His family helped convince him it wasn't worth the risk of staying even with a roof strapped down against the wind. And he had planned on evacuating later tonight but decided to leave early. Petersburg earlier today and came across 90-year-old Paul Licea, who was packing a few things into his car. I was out driving around a mobile home park in St. Either because they can't afford to leave, because they don't want to or because they don't understand the risk of staying. Authorities say they do believe the majority of people have evacuated, especially the most dangerous areas like barrier islands.īAKER: But there's always those who stay home.īAKER. Any idea how many people might have stayed behind rather than evacuate?īAKER: There's no way to know that right now. And those places are hundreds of miles away from the eye of the storm, but still feeling its impact.ĬHANG: Wow. In fact, several counties on the east coast of Florida now have evacuation orders for low-lying areas, especially near rivers. But the threat of flooding caused by rain is still very high because Ian could bring as much as 10 to 15 inches of rain, and that's being dumped all over the Florida peninsula. Officials do say that storm surge has peaked.
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And video on Twitter shows cars floating down the streets of downtown Naples, seawater lapping at second-story windows in Fort Myers Beach. The governor said this evening that the surge got up to 12 feet in some spots, although we may learn later that it was even higher than that. That comes from two sources with this storm, rainfall and storm surge, which is that rush of seawater pushed by the hurricane's spinning winds. So can you first just tell us about some of the first impacts of Ian? What did you see?īAKER: Well first, the wind started with a little light rain, and that wind is no joke. Petersburg, just north of where Ian came ashore.
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It is now losing a little strength as it continues inland, but the impacts from the storm will be felt for hours and hours in this area.Īnd here to give us an update is NPR's Liz Baker, who is in St. The storm has moved slowly up the state all day long, bringing with it a massive storm surge, flooding and nonstop rain. It has since been downgraded to a Category 3 storm - still powerful. Users can also explore select podcasts from NPR and SC Public Radio.įor those who wish to connect with a local player, here are the links for our streams.Hurricane Ian made landfall today in southwest Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm with sustained winds at 150 miles per hour.
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