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Some residents said evacuation orders came too late. Gov. Ron DeSantis said forecasts left few options.
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All traffic was halted around mile marker 182. The Florida Highway Patrol said it was a safety precaution and they were waiting for the OK to reopen.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/PES35LCLQBBY5LNENYZBM5KKHI.JPG "Residents get their first look at devastation caused by Hurricane Ian on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Bonita Beach.")
After ravaging the Gulf Coast south of Tampa Bay, a strengthening Ian veers toward Charleston and Myrtle Beach.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JZ76J6WXLBH3FBVQOG5272ONWE.PNG "Before-and-after photos from southwestern Florida show the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian when it hit the area as a powerful Category 4 storm earlier this week.")
The before-and-after photos show areas that were dazzling just days ago, but are now torn to shreds.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/6NUIICIYJRHXRMTVDRKJHRACSY.jpg "Flooding from the Peace River washes out the road along NW Brownville Street in Brownville, outside of Arcadia, Friday.")
A Times crew provides a first-person account as they try to reach homes reported to be washed away or underwater along the Peace River in Arcadia.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/3FU2ITYZNZFC5JR5PBASCRIURI.JPG "Aerial view of flooded homes along the Peace River on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia.")
48 hours after Hurricane Ian made landfall, the full extent of damage remains unrealized, unimaginable.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/4NH426ZDPZFLPLFUY4KIB3GPDI.JPG "Remnants of damaged homes and flooded vehicles mingle on Fort Myers Beach on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022. The town was mostly destroyed when Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/W55MMDYQEJDCDR3BRULLSAVZ7Q.jpg "Donna LaMountain, 51, embraces her friend, Tammey Lynch, 55, after looking at damage in Matlacha, devastated by Hurricane Ian.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/RWGZNKPTFFYYGKLMPY64LB7PG4.jpg "Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers survey damage in Matlacha after Hurricane Ian.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/WNXRCM6XJZZBSCXN6OW3HBMJTY.jpg "Streets of downtown in Fort Myers get flooded from the surge as Hurricane Ian hits the West Coast of Florida as Category 4 storm on Wednesday.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/3ZAEO7BJ7RABHNZDWLJHWJNIM4.jpeg "Anthime Gionet, wearing sunglasses, participates in rally outside the Illinois State Capitol on Oct. 2, 2021, to protest COVID-19 mandates. Gionet, also known as Baked Alaska, lives in Pinellas County, where he hosts a livestream show that spreads antisemitic and racist rhetoric. Standing next to him wearing black is Nick Fuentes, another white nationalist figure.")
A white nationalist known to followers as Baked Alaska moved here a year ago, part of a larger migration to Florida.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/MNLMAOHVF5BHPCAQHQMDECRKBU.JPG "This home at 1414 Tallahassee Drive in Tarpon Springs was purchased last year and has an estimated market value of $300,711. The owners face a $5,106 tax bill, well more than twice as much as the owners of the similar-sized and valued house on the block behind theirs that was purchased in 2012. The difference comes courtesy of the way Florida calculates property taxes on primary residences.")
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