Hurricane Ian Pictures & Videos: A Look At The Incredible Destruction, Despair In Florida

Hurricane Ian swept across southwestern Florida on Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 storm, pummeling everything in its path.

Videos and pictures of the aftermath captured the devastation of one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Florida's west coast. Fort Myers Beach was particularly hard hit.

Some areas are under 3-4 feet of water. Overwhelmed local officials called for federal assistance and President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency.

Ian has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, but severe rainfall is forecast in southeast Florida.

Videos and pictures showed the damage from Hurricane Ian.

Fort Myers Beach, before and after Hurricane Ian.

📷: @JulieMartinTV and Google Earth pic.twitter.com/V8Uh7YUVdg
— Drew (@DrewMacFarlane) September 29, 2022

HURRICANE IAN LATEST: https://t.co/sfThhya9pz

• 2.5 million Floridians without power

• Severe flooding in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, and other areas

📷 Fort Myers on Thursday morning; Joe Raedle / Getty pic.twitter.com/NR8GkCep8Z
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2022

Fort Myers Beach Times Square LEVELED following #HurricaneIan #Ian #HurricanIan pic.twitter.com/V3gHTs5Mx8
— Smurph (@swmurfl) September 29, 2022

This morning Sheriff Carmine Marceno took a tour of Lee County to begin assessing damage caused by Hurricane Ian.
We are devastated. Our hearts go out to every resident who is impacted. The Lee County Sheriffs Office is mobile and will stop at nothing to help our residents. pic.twitter.com/S4OsB8ajRv
— Carmine Marceno - Florida's Law and Order Sheriff (@SheriffLeeFL) September 29, 2022

Drone footage of Pier in Fort Myers Beach #HurricaneIan

Video is not mine pic.twitter.com/1kotJh8zmu
— Vikeologist™ (@Vikeologist) September 29, 2022

Fort Meyers is in bad shape. Attempting to get into Bonita Springs and Naples now. Expect to lose 100% cell service soon. #Ian #Hurricane_Ian #Hurricane @MyRadarWX @CNN pic.twitter.com/Ed5LYYUH0F
— Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) September 29, 2022

This WAS the entrance to the Double Tree by Hilton hotel at Universal Studios.

And those cars across Major Blvd used to be working cars. Likely not anymore. @MyNews13 #HurricaneIan #flooding pic.twitter.com/CpoHyAqeQD
— Jeff Allen (@News13JeffAllen) September 29, 2022

Absolutely heartbreaking footage captured by our surge probe of catastrophic storm surge washing away homes. I have never seen anything like this. We have now left the area as hoards of emergency crew have arrived. #HurricaneIan

FULL VIDEO - https://t.co/DOJJn2VThV pic.twitter.com/iPBUyVKw4s
— Max Olson (@MesoMax919) September 29, 2022

Bonita Springs, FL hit hard by surge from Ian. #Ian #Hurricane_Ian #Hurricane @MyRadarWX pic.twitter.com/R3GSqbLPu7
— Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) September 29, 2022

Images show destruction and devastation in Ft. Myers, Florida, after Hurricane Ian ripped through the region.

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— ABC News (@ABC) September 29, 2022

Some of the more spectacular gas-station-canopy destruction I've seen. The pumps underneath were crushed almost to dust. In Port Charlotte. #Hurricane #IAN pic.twitter.com/nh4oupQAot
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 29, 2022

This McLaren P1 went underwater when Hurricane Ian hit Florida‼️😔 pic.twitter.com/ETjSBSKIAt
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) September 29, 2022

More Footage from Fort Myers Beach #HurricaneIan #Ian #HurricanIan pic.twitter.com/C42pNLLsWQ
— Smurph (@swmurfl) September 29, 2022

Catastrophic damage in Ft. Myer's Beach caused by Hurricane Ian. The bridge leading to the beach is now closed to the public. @spann @abc3340 #HurricaneIan #flwx pic.twitter.com/HwMxY9I4TC
— Stephen Quinn (@StephenQ3340) September 29, 2022

Breaking News: Photos and video of Hurricane Ian's aftermath in Florida reveal a grim picture of destruction after one of the worst storms in the state's history. See the latest. https://t.co/gppgahEN4O pic.twitter.com/ceUc86LfgF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 29, 2022

BREAKING: Over 2 million Americans are without electricity as Hurricane Ian hits Florida hard.

Most of the homes in Fort Myers are underwater right now. I'm praying for all those affected. Be safe! 🇺🇸🙏 #IanHurricane pic.twitter.com/lX3sItsEuz
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) September 29, 2022

This hero ran onto a sailboat to save a dog.🦸‍♂️#floridahurricane #Ian2022 #PineIsland #stormsurge #Storm #Hurricane #Florida #Orlando #Naples #Ian #naplesflorida pic.twitter.com/swZMMTEpzS
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) September 29, 2022

MyRadar storm chaser @aaronjayjack was just down on Bonita Beach in Bonita Springs, FL and captured these shocking images of terrible storm surge damage. #IanHurricane #ian #hurricane pic.twitter.com/AM79HYowqZ
— MyRadar Weather (@MyRadarWX) September 29, 2022