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Lee County, Florida, Manager Roger Desjarlais said the county, which includes Fort Myers, is now experiencing winds approaching hurricane force, as well as tidal surge coming on shore and waves washing over roads.
“We would expect to see more of that inland between now and 2 o’clock, 4 o’clock this afternoon,” Desjarlais said.
Desjarlais noted that Hurricane Ian continues to be a very slow-moving storm.
“These effects are going to be with us for a while. We’ve probably got another 15 to 18 hours, maybe more, to deal with this storm,” he said.
Desjarlais said he received a call from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday morning, and DeSantis’ chief financial officer told county officials that the state anticipates having insurance companies open within 72 hours of it being safe to do so and start to issue checks “as soon as possible.”
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