Late Evacuation Orders in Lee County
As NPR reported, Lee County’s evacuation order plan mandates that a 10% chance of a 6-foot storm surge is enough to trigger evacuations in certain areas. On Sunday, three days before Ian hit, the National Hurricane Center predicted between a 4- to 7-foot storm surge in the county, and that night parts of Fort Myers Beach had a 40% possibility of a 6-foot surge, the New York Times reported. Neighboring counties, including Charlotte County, were already issuing evacuation orders on Sunday.
