Photos: Florida faces a second day of struggle after Hurricane Ian
Tampa Bay Times photographers pursued visuals of Hurricane Ian's impact on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida and beyond, for a second straight day. Here is what they saw.
People wait in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left residents without power. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Tony Kallis, 46, and Victoria Terry, 44, embrace while waiting in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left residents without power. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack owner and truck operator Doug Alexander takes a pizza out of the oven on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left residents without power. Alexander said he drove down to the area from Hernando County after seeing the news. IVY CEBALLO | Times
A couple embraces while waiting in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left some without power. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Susie Brenner holds Chichi her Chihuahua while waiting in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left many without power. IVY CEBALLO | Times
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Lenny Lempenau crosses floodwaters that completely covered County Road 661 on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Floodwaters wash out a road outside of Arcadia, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Flooding from the Peace River washes out the road along County Road 661 outside of Arcadia, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Flooding from the Peace River washes out the road along County Road 661 outside of Arcadia, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approach James Robinson as he assists them by transporting their airboat to another location where they searched for stranded residents along the Peace River on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia. LUIS SANTANA | Times
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A trailer and truck belonging to Michael Zeman, of Valrico, is stuck on a flooded road near the 4400 block of River Drive on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Valrico. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
David Wiggins, of Tampa, and his dog Leo, use a kayak to get out of a flooded road near the 4400 block of River Drive, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Valrico. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
Mary and Tony Simpson, of Valrico, embrace after he walks down a flooded road to get to their home to retrieve her oxygen machine, near the 4400 block of River Drive in Valrico on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
A chair sits in a flooded road near the 3000 block of Saffold Road in Wimauma on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. JEFFEREE WOO | Times
Christopher Smith, 72, who was recently diagnosed with paralysis, pauses inside his Punta Gorda home on Friday, September 30, 2022, after making it through Hurricane Ian with his wife. IVY CEBALLO | Times
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Christopher Smith, 72, and Renee Smith, 60, share a moment in their Punta Gorda home on Friday, September 30, 2022, after making it through Hurricane Ian together. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Renee Smith, 60, talks outside her Punta Gorda home on Friday, September 30, 2022, after making it through Hurricane Ian with her husband, who was recently diagnosed with paralysis. IVY CEBALLO | Times
A fallen mailbox and debris from Hurricane Ian are seen in Punta Gorda on Friday, September 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
A tree ripped from the ground in front of Palacio del Sol in Punta Gorda is seen after Hurricane Ian, Friday, September 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
A couple begins the long walk over the bridge at Fort Myers Beach on Friday, Sep 30, 2022. Law enforcement officials limited passage to rescue personnel and beach residents. The area was heavily damaged when Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
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People make the journey over the bridge at Fort Myers Beach on Friday, Sep 30, 2022, as law enforcement continued to limit passage to rescue personnel and residents of the beach. The area was heavily damaged when Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight Wednesday. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
Water remains on the homes at Palmetto Palms Mobile Home Park off Summerlin Road on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, which was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
A truck navigates high water at the Palmetto Palms Mobile Home Park off Summerlin Road in Fort Myers on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, which was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/WOUNP76PEBEDTF6LJQUHCOWXP4.JPG "People wait in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left residents without power.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/WTKMXIVKIRENXD3JSSH4XCDLPU.JPG "Tony Kallis, 46, and Victoria Terry, 44, embrace while waiting in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left residents without power.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/DNFM3HHEHVBJ5G3OMKPSKQRYPQ.JPG "Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack owner and truck operator Doug Alexander takes a pizza out of the oven on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left residents without power. Alexander said he drove down to the area from Hernando County after seeing the news.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/Z2W7J42VDJDDZNCADIICQAEAIU.JPG "A couple embraces while waiting in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left some without power.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/PZISOCQCNRFVRHADLLCD6USZ64.JPG "Susie Brenner holds Chichi her Chihuahua while waiting in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday, September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left many without power.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VUUWGV5VM5FO5N7BZCFBINBJAU.JPG "Lenny Lempenau crosses floodwaters that completely covered County Road 661 on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/F5TJBCHJNREJ7FRZKI7TZZMSYI.jpg "Floodwaters wash out a road outside of Arcadia, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/LUSCZPLBCRH5BEVBLU4MAQVWAI.jpg "Flooding from the Peace River washes out the road along County Road 661 outside of Arcadia, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QP2Z6WEMNNGM5A6F5SOT5I5R4E.jpg "Flooding from the Peace River washes out the road along County Road 661 outside of Arcadia, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/HAZMQORREBAQHOJ2GWEJWZBIME.JPG "Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approach James Robinson as he assists them by transporting their airboat to another location where they searched for stranded residents along the Peace River on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Arcadia.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ICP4YF56XBDAFP26XGYQHNANHQ.jpg "A trailer and truck belonging to Michael Zeman, of Valrico, is stuck on a flooded road near the 4400 block of River Drive on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Valrico.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/OGMLVEV55VBCJMPWFUSZUCWODQ.jpg "David Wiggins, of Tampa, and his dog Leo, use a kayak to get out of a flooded road near the 4400 block of River Drive, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Valrico.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/CI7ATDL5TZGM3CCYDXDWUVSLPM.jpg "Mary and Tony Simpson, of Valrico, embrace after he walks down a flooded road to get to their home to retrieve her oxygen machine, near the 4400 block of River Drive in Valrico on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/42IJJ64AGREGPDH63ALKWUECYY.jpg "A chair sits in a flooded road near the 3000 block of Saffold Road in Wimauma on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/EGPUS6F7L5EVJDPXLWOLTOGIQI.JPG "Christopher Smith, 72, who was recently diagnosed with paralysis, pauses inside his Punta Gorda home on Friday, September 30, 2022, after making it through Hurricane Ian with his wife.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/LKON7SFQQJFW7OVQPPW7OVEBEA.JPG "Christopher Smith, 72, and Renee Smith, 60, share a moment in their Punta Gorda home on Friday, September 30, 2022, after making it through Hurricane Ian together.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JWGAUFKNBZD65NJRW63OMLBM2U.JPG "Renee Smith, 60, talks outside her Punta Gorda home on Friday, September 30, 2022, after making it through Hurricane Ian with her husband, who was recently diagnosed with paralysis.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/KAJJLFMOJFAKBD2PG5WY5DXPYQ.JPG "A fallen mailbox and debris from Hurricane Ian are seen in Punta Gorda on Friday, September 30, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/UYJTKSXDABAEJA675RPAY3GFGA.JPG "A tree ripped from the ground in front of Palacio del Sol in Punta Gorda is seen after Hurricane Ian, Friday, September 30, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/A3QXISIT3FBYNDZDYVZ7Y35XX4.JPG "A couple begins the long walk over the bridge at Fort Myers Beach on Friday, Sep 30, 2022. Law enforcement officials limited passage to rescue personnel and beach residents. The area was heavily damaged when Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7WGWQPS5SJA57MGRCQCYL5RV4U.JPG "Water remains on the homes at Palmetto Palms Mobile Home Park off Summerlin Road on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, which was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/3UGJXEVIIJBZPFQMLP7Q4AND3Q.JPG "A truck navigates high water at the Palmetto Palms Mobile Home Park off Summerlin Road in Fort Myers on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, which was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday.")
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