Hurricane Ian carried a one-two punch for the inland Florida city of Arcadia and its surrounding county.
Located 50 miles north of Fort Myers and about 50 miles west of the Gulf Coast, Arcadia first suffered the immediate effects of the Category 4 storm as it swept east, bringing torrential rains and hurricane-force winds to the interior of the state.
Flooding of such a magnitude has never happened on the Peace River "in anyone's lifetime," said Sara Walker, a DeSoto County official, who described it as an event expected to occur only once every 500 years. Walker said officials have not confirmed any deaths in DeSoto County related to Ian, which killed at least 100 people statewide. But inland flooding in Florida is likely to contribute significantly to damages caused by a hurricane that will costPlumber Jamie Buenger, 52, has been forced to sleep in his truck after the Peace River flooded his home and made it inaccessible except by boat.
Neighbor Tom D’Angelo, 60, a retired firefighter, said the house he shares with his wife and two grandchildren near the Peace River was destroyed, along with his camper and truck.
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