this afternoon it came ashore as near category 5 strength, as a high category 4 after bidding for hours as it approached. oh, you got to be kidding me! you got to be kidding me right now! right now it is still a category 3 storm, still a major hurricane with damaging winds spanning out 175 miles from the center. oh, my god. no less troubling than the winds tonight, potentially even worse hurricane ian is still pushing a massive storm surge onshore. forecasts as high as 18 feet in places where buildings living close to the water was why so many people moved there. take a look. this is fort meyers beach, and that is a community outreach center knocked off its foundation and floating down the street. making matters worse, the flood waters affecting residents who are doing the same to rescuers. a fire station here in naples is what first responders are up against along with anyone needing emergency help. and again, these conditions are not expected to improve throughout t
of florida. these are the new pictures we have out of south myers. you can just see that. it s unbelievable. you can see the level of flooding. and in somepl places the surge forecasted to reach up to 16 feet. one storm tracker said today was the worst flight he s ever had, there was a moment of real fear and said he s never seen anything like the winds or tur turbulence. the danger is also tornados. there s been multiple reports of that, and forecasters say the storm could strengthen again as it moves back to the atlantic coast where it will by the end of the week hit georgia and south carolina by friday. we ll pass off our breaking coverage now to anderson. good evening. tonight for people in florida there s one story tonight. it is far from over and will not be over anytime soon. when hurricane ian made landfall on florida s southwestern coast