Hurricane Ian slams southwest Florida with "catastrophic" storm surge - Axios

The big picture: Storm surge was battering Florida's west coast throughout Wednesday, and 8 to 12 ft was expected between Bonita Beach and the small island of Chokoloskee in southern Florida, and 6 to 10 ft from Englewood to Longboat Key.

Zoom in: Ian caused over 9 ft of surge in Naples, Collier County, by 1pm ET Wednesday — a new record for the city, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration monitoring station.

In Fort Myers, the city saw a peak 7.26 ft of surge — a record high, per NOAA.