![]() “Sanibel was definitely a little flooded, but nothing that V8 Titan can’t survive,” he said, referring to his Nissan pickup. He said streets were flooded as he drove in. “But by morning time driving here 6 a.m., there was no wind, light rain and we were open.” “It was very light rain to begin with and then as the day progressed it started to get a little more steady,” said Robert Brent, manager at The Island Cow, a Sanibel restaurant. Other local businesses echoed Lombardo’s observations. He said the four-way stop at Sanibel was flooded, as well as their back parking lot. “A lot of rain … Yeah … It flooded,” he said. He said Saturday morning he could still see the effects of the storm as he drove in from Fort Myers. Friday, but added that business at the nearby restaurant was “pretty slow too.” “It’s just a rain storm … It’s just the beginning of a coming through. “It was normal,” said Carman Lombardo, an employee at Sanibel Ships Store, which is adjacent Gramma Dot’s, a local restaurant by the water. Local businesses on Sanibel Island said the weather slowed business operations, but added they were still able to work as usual. It's just a reminder to people to plan accordingly right now while you can (and) not wait (until the) last minute." Normal Saturday on Sanibel despite rain "We're expecting to have an above average season once again. "The biggest impact we saw was a potential Tropical Cyclone One, as it made landfall over Southwest Florida earlier this morning," Rodney Wynn, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Southwest Florida, said Saturday. ![]() In case you missed it: Tropical system drenches Naples region with relentless (not record) rainĪnd: Potential Tropical Cyclone One heads off Florida coast most storm warnings lifted The following is a list of where those tornadoes occurred.View Gallery: Rain from Tropical Disturbance floods areas of Sanibel Island So far, there have been seven confirmed tornadoes reported by National Weather Service forecast offices in Florida. Typically, the tornadoes are short-lived and on the lower end of the Enhanced Fujita scale. The upper right quadrant in the direction of the storm’s movement is a zone that favors tornadic development. Hurricanes typically spawn tornadoes on what is sometimes referred to as the “dirty side” of the storm. VOLUSIA COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTS Confirmed Tornadoes in Florida from Hurricane Ian Notable places in the county include Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Deltona Location Volusia county is along Florida’s east coast. SARASOTA COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTS Notable places in the county include Sarasota, Siesta Key, Venice Location Sarasota county is along Florida’s west coast. POLK COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTS Notable places in the county include Lakeland, Bartow, Winter Haven, Haines City Polk county is in central Florida, just east of Tampa. PINELLAS COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTS Notable places in the county include Clearwater, St. Pinellas county is along Florida’s west coast, just west of Tampa. OKEECHOBEE COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTS Notable places in the county include Okeechobee Location Okeechobee county is just north of Lake Okeechobee. ![]() MARITIME LOCATION HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTS Maritime locations include ocean buoys, fishing piers, and other maritime markers across the state. ![]() MANATEE COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTS Notable places in the county include Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, and Melbourne The wind reports shown will only be those at hurricane strength (74+MPH).īrevard county is along Florida’s east coast. The following is a list of preliminary wind gust reports released by the National Weather Service for counties all across the state of Florida. Other peak wind gusts from Ian from counties across the state of Florida Notable places in the county include Naples and Marco Island LocationĬOLLIER COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTS Notable places in the county include Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda LocationĬHARLOTTE COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTSĬollier county is the county just south of where Ian made landfall. LEE COUNTY HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST REPORTSĬharlotte county is the county just north of where Ian made landfall. ![]()
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