With just over an hour until Hurricane Ian is set to make landfall, terrifying footage is emerging from across Florida.
In Fort Meyers, news footage captured a dangerous storm surge rushing past.
Live video on the @weatherchannel from @SevereStudios showing dangerous storm surge moving into Fort Myers, Florida. #Ian #FLwx pic.twitter.com/g5kkCDCGWg
— Collin Gross (@CollinGrossWx) September 28, 2022
Similar scenes were caught on camera at Sanibel Island.
Here are the last couple of seconds before we lost connection the Sanibel Island, #Florida livecam. This is at the intersection of Periwinkle & Casa Ybel East. #HurricaneIan #StormSurge #Hurricane #Ian pic.twitter.com/Rs0CyB6s81
— BirdingPeepWx (@BirdingPeepWx) September 28, 2022
And in Punta Gorda, trees struggle as the wind howls.
Winds howling in Punta Gorda #Ian pic.twitter.com/JjtfbbE0IT
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) September 28, 2022