It’s not easy living in hurricane alley.

#HurricaneIan is the sixth Category 4+ to strike the Gulf Coast in as many years. A very crowded family portrait. pic.twitter.com/0Lc9vq49tx

— Ian Livingston (@islivingston) September 28, 2022

Ian pushed the Gulf right up and over coast’s the barrier islands.

I've been capturing video from this webcam in Fort Myers all day and I've put it into a Timelapse. Check out the storm surge rushing in! Crazy. #Ian #flwx pic.twitter.com/lj7a1wThga

— Brennan Prill (@WxBrenn) September 28, 2022

The tide came up fast:

Here is a time-lapse of the #StormSurge coming in on Sanibel Island, #Florida caught on a live traffic cam. This was only 30mins condensed down, it deteriorated quickly. 😬 #HurricaneIan #Hurricane #Ian pic.twitter.com/JKuNROvMm4

— BirdingPeepWx (@BirdingPeepWx) September 28, 2022

Canals became rivers:

Looks like the boats are out for an afternoon stroll in the city as Hurricane Ian is causing massive destruction in Fort Myers, Florida. #HurricanIan #IanHurricane #Hurricane pic.twitter.com/9ZZI1WRYG4

— Jayden X (@nojaydenx) September 28, 2022

One tough webcam:

*RARE* first person view of storm surge. This camera is 6 feet off the ground on Estero Blvd in Fort Myers Beach, FL. Not sure how much longer it keeps working. You’ll see it live only on ⁦@weatherchannel⁩ #Ian pic.twitter.com/WwHtvgVxjY

— Mike Bettes (@mikebettes) September 28, 2022

Living on the coast, you know this can happen, but it doesn’t feel any less tragic.

Got this from a friend in #Naples – just so sad. ⁦@ActionNewsJax⁩ #Ian pic.twitter.com/HtC0CtG228

— Jason Brewer (@JBrewerBoston25) September 28, 2022

But the true Florida man will make the best of the situation:

BREAKING | Hurricane #Ian brings catastrophic storm surge to Naples, Florida with water moving into houses. Social media channels show residents SWIMMING in the surge in their houses.

DO NOT DO THIS. You don't know what may be in this water, including chemicals! pic.twitter.com/PeFfCpLklx

— Zach Covey (@ZachCoveyTV) September 28, 2022

Hope they are all insured for this.

Legacy Marina, Ft Myers Florida.
Aftermath. #Florida #FtMyers #ian #tsian #HurricaneIanupdate pic.twitter.com/qOEg5Kutsv

— AYE, CAPTAIN!🦅🌎⚓🇺🇸🚢🌊 (@capitaine_jan) September 29, 2022

Time to put it all back together:

Florida has more than 42,000 linemen already staged for power restoration efforts across the state. Thank you for being prepared to power up our state.
 
For updates on #HurricaneIan follow @FLSERT. pic.twitter.com/7QO8UEALbE

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 28, 2022