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Photos – Hurricane Ian’s impact in Indian River County

  • Nick Samuel

    • High winds from Hurricane Ian cause a railroad crossing bar to snap in half and fold onto itself.

    Hurricane Ian left roadways flooded, destroyed signs on local businesses and washed away sand from the beaches in Indian River County. The storm – which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday on Florida’s southwestern coast – steadily weakened late Wednesday and early Thursday when it slowly trekked across the central and eastern parts of the state.

    Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm about 5 a.m. Thursday, meteorologists said. But, the storm regained hurricane strength in the afternoon as it re-entered the water, swirled over the Atlantic Ocean and headed north toward the Carolinas.

    Here are some pictures that show Ian’s impact in Indian River County:

    Photos by Joshua Kodis

    Jungle Trail Scenic Road turns into a Jungle Cruise after rainfall floods much of the road.
    Flooding on Royal Palm PL, Wednesday afternoon.
    Much as been washed away at Sexton Plaza Beach and all along the coast of Vero Beach.
    Dan Bennett and Lori Jagniecki, like many others, walk the beach searching for interesting things that may have washed up from Hurricane Ian.
    Some boats were not as fortunate to escape the wrath of Hurricane Ian.
    High winds from Hurricane Ian cause a railroad crossing bar to snap in half and fold onto itself.

     

     

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