HURRICANE IAN

Homeowners in Volusia County who are still dealing with damage from Hurricane Ian can apply for financial aid.

One year after Hurricanes Ian and Nicole devastated parts of Central Florida the cleanup is still underway.

Beaches eroded by hurricanes Ian and Nicole last year in central Brevard County will get a lift starting next month, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The St. Johns river hit moderate flood stage Sunday after already hitting a minor level this past week, causing growing concerns for some neighborhood residents.

Ian may have left its mark on the staple of lakefront dining in Mims, but even historic flooding couldn't stop owner Jason Reichman from rebuilding.

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One year after Hurricane Ian, Orange County leaders introduced a million dollar grant to the community that will go towards unmet needs and hurricane mitigation.

The National Hurricane Center estimates Hurricane Ian caused $1.9 billion in damage in Florida, stressing an insurance market that was already in crisis.

The amount of water on Whitcomb Drive was unbelievable when Hurricane Ian hit, and it kept rising for days after the storm, flooding homes along Lake Harney.

Over 7,000 homes and businesses flooded in Volusia County in Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in Florida one year ago.

Floodwaters from Hurricane Ian gutted Katie Thigpen's home in Daytona Beach and since then, she has been searching for assistance.

It's been one year since Hurricane Ian hit Florida as a Category 4 storm.

One year ago, Hurricane Ian swept across Florida.

The recovery process from the massive destruction of Hurricane Ian has been “nonstop, 7 days a week” and according to Florida Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, the job is far from over.

News 6 Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells recounted Hurricane Ian on News 6 at Nine, giving us a debriefing and discussing how it will be remembered.

Flood waters were so high at the Arden Villas Apartments in Orange County that dozens of people who lived there were stuck inside. Exzia Witherspoon was one of those people.

Part of A1A in Northern Volusia County took a beating in Tuesday night's storm. The storm surge created a washout in parts of the road, forcing emergency crews to close it through the following morning.

Orange County is receiving new state funding that leaders say will help communities be resilient during extreme weather events.

After Hurricane Ian hit last September, John Carter showed News 6 how deep the water was on his street by taking us through on a boat. His driveway looked like a river leading out to Lake Harney.

The Walt Disney Company on Thursday filed a countersuit against the DeSantis-appointed board overseeing Disney property in Florida court, alleging breach of contract.

Homes reduced to rubble in an Osceola County retirement community, months after they were deemed unlivable after Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane cakes at Publix will not be making a return in 2023 after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc last year.

With three “disturbances” reported in the tropics this week, Flagler County officials are pushing for residents to prepare for potentially severe storms.

The city of Daytona Beach has reopened the fishing section on the Daytona Beach Pier after repairing damage caused by last year’s hurricanes.

The money’s going toward three previously awarded projects and to 71 new ones, with four located in Central Florida.

Residents in Windermere participated in a workshop meeting Wednesday evening to address unwanted gatherings in Lake Butler.

A lawsuit filed this week in federal court alleges Good Samaritan Village discriminated against and took advantage of a resident after Hurricane Ian, coercing the woman — in fresh distress over the sight of her destroyed belongings — into hastily signing away her housing rights with paperwork not in her native language.

Cleanup efforts around Little Wekiva River will begin in Altamonte Springs.

Orange County Public Schools said the district is on track for Riverdale Elementary School to re-open for the start of the school year, which is about a month away.

As we move into yet another hurricane season, many across the state are still trying to get back to their “normal.” And that is very much the case in southwest Florida, where Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm.

Extreme and violent weather events leave much to be reconciled in their wake, and perhaps the most dire practical circumstance is property damage.

The neighborhood was the scene of severe flooding during Hurricanes Ian and Irma.

Construction crews are working toward rebuilding the seawall in Daytona Beach Shores near Sunglow Pier.

Florida citrus officials are promoting the “grit of this industry” as the growing season is set to close with the lowest production in nearly a century.

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Seven months after hurricanes Ian and Nicole battered Volusia County, a handful of residents are a step closer to preventing their homes from flooding when the next storm hits.

In September 2022, Hurricane Ian flooded homes all across Central Florida, from the coast inland, forcing many to evacuate their homes.

Getting ready for hurricane season means more than just making plans for your own home. It also includes first responders practicing what they need to do.

An engineering firm was hired by the city for $58,000 to conduct a study, evaluating storm water regulations, maintenance practices and the impact of recent construction.

Maureen Kotch and Lucille Bishop have been living a rollercoaster of emotions ever since Hurricane Ian devastated Central Florida, having to start from scratch well into their 70s.

As the start of hurricane season gets closer, so many people in Central Florida are still dealing with damage from last year’s storms.

During hurricanes, and even thunderstorms, it’s common for homes and businesses to lose power.

With Hurricane season less than two weeks away, Seminole County is taking action to help some families still dealing with the aftermath of the storms last year.

It's been seven months since Hurricane Ian hit Central Florida, and a Kissimmee family is still struggling to get on their feet while waiting for assistance from FEMA.

Don Phaneuf considers himself one of the lucky homeowners on Stone Island, a community on the north side of Lake Monroe near Deltona. Water came close to his home after Hurricane Ian, but never inside.

A large mound of sand staged at Coconut Point Park on Monday appeared to be where Brevard County said it’s pausing work on a multi-million dollar beach renourishment project because of rough weather conditions.

A new study says changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States’ east and Gulf coasts.

Nearly eight months after hurricanes devastated homes and other properties off the coast in Volusia County, residents are still awaiting permit approval for seawall construction.

Seminole County Commission Chairman Amy Lockhart started the annual “State of the County” address by looking back at the past year, and the relationships and resources that brought hundreds of people to Lake Mary for the luncheon and event Monday.

Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or indirectly.

Six months after Hurricane Ian tore through Florida, many homes and businesses are still waiting for state approval to begin rebuilding.

Weather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.

Two hurricane names will no longer be used.

The natural temporary weather phenomenon La Nina is gone and that's good news for a disaster-weary Southeast.

Two women have filed a lawsuit against Good Samaritan Society Kissimmee Village, and said when they moved in they were never warned of the flood risk and potential dangers of the property.

Most customers of Duke Energy Florida will see a slight increase in their bill starting next month now that the Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved the energy provider’s latest fuel and capacity rate request.

The City of Winter Park posted an advisory warning the public of Hazardous Algae Bloom events happening in the city's lakes. Among those impacted are Lakes Maitland, Baldwin, Sue, Osceola and Virginia.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will study ways to reduce flooding in Daytona Beach.

A popular beach access ramp in Volusia County is temporarily closing months after damage caused by hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

State regulators moved forward Thursday with placing United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. into receivership after higher-than-expected losses from Hurricane Ian helped push the insurer into insolvency.

Seminole County is studying the landscape and the flood risks that come with it in the hope that new data will lead to better informed decisions on future projects.

Hurricane Ian caused an estimated $1 billion in agricultural-production losses, with the biggest hits to the citrus industry, along with growers of vegetables and melons, according to a new University of Florida report.

Kim Fuller with FEMA says about 50% of the people with hurricane damage to their homes qualify for hotel benefits, but only a small portion are using those benefits.

The Sage ‘n Sand Motel on South Atlantic Avenue in Daytona Beach Shores is no more.

Cleaning up is only the start of what will be a long recovery effort in Seminole County following Hurricane Ian.

The iconic wooden pier has been battered by storms over the last decade. Now, the city says they're going to build a taller and tougher one to withstand storms.

Three Disaster Recovery Centers in Central Florida are permanently closing.

Eric Silagy, chairman, president and CEO of Florida Power & Light and a prominent figure in state political and business circles, will step down next month as head of the utility, the company announced Wednesday.

Following the announcement that Good Samaritan Society is selling off the Kissimmee Village community, News 6 spoke with residents who currently live there.

From a beach access 6 miles north of Sebastian Inlet, News 6 watched Brevard County's largest beach renourishment project in two decades being put into action.

On Thursday, The Good Samaritan Society released a statement through CEO Nate Schema announcing their Osceola County facility is being sold off from the company following damage from Hurricane Ian.

After a little over a month of waiting, Flagler County is now seeing the relief funds that was promised by Gov. Ron DeSantis to support beach recovery after Florida was devastated during this past hurricane season.

The remains of a man who has been missing since Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s Gulf Coast last year have been recovered from a sunken sailboat.

Meriwether Farms — among many other farms in Florida — has had a tough few years.

Florida citrus growers took another hit Thursday, more than three months after Hurricane Ian swept through the heart of the industry.

One million Floridians have already applied for FEMA assistance for Hurricane Ian and are in various stages of being processed.

Thursday marks the final day for anyone impacted by Hurricane Ian to apply for disaster assistance with FEMA.

During a three-day event at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, families who suffered damages or food loss from Hurricane Ian arrived to see whether they were eligible for the federal funds.

Hurricane Ian tops the list as the most expensive billion-dollar U.S. disaster to happen in 2022, the third costliest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Hurricanes Ian and Nicole didn't just destroy homes and businesses — a local beekeeper also says Florida's bee population took a hard hit.

Federal Emergency Management Agency and state officials are opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Volusia County to help residents and businesses impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

More than 1.3% of the adult population in the U.S. was displaced by natural disasters in the past year, with hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced relocations.

The National Park Service says it will reopen part of Playalinda Beach and Canaveral National Seashore Tuesday after spending two months trying to restore the beach following hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

As 2022 comes to a close, here's a look back at the top Florida stories that viewers read on ClickOrlando over the year.

The National Weather Service is now reporting the St. John’s River near Astor in Lake County is out of its flood stage — more than three months after Hurricane Ian.

A Volusia County World War II veteran will get to spend Christmas finally back inside his own home.

If you haven’t applied for Hurricane Ian FEMA assistance yet and need to, you have three weeks left to do so.

This past hurricane season has shown Floridians firsthand how devastating hurricanes can be.

Financial-rating agency cites parts of new law, existing issues for expected wait.

There are a lot of people displaced from the hurricanes along the coast who have found other ways to keep a roof over their head in the meantime.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers toured the town of Astor by land and water this week to find ways to prevent the area from future floods.

Nearly two months after reopening, the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens has received a big dose of financial support to help with the recovery effort from Hurricane Ian.

In an aggressive move to help families struggling after Hurricane Ian, the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest disaster loans with a 12-month deferral period “before payments must be paid.”

A Michigan Army veteran has been killed in a crash while delivering bicycles to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian.

If you live on a boat – and it was your primary residence before and during Hurricane Ian – and sustained hurricane damage, you may quality for federal assistance, FEMA recently announced.

Nearly 50,000 property owners forced from their homes for more than a month by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole could be eligible for tax relief under a bill that was being prepared Friday for a special legislative session next week.

U.S. officials say Florida's seasonal orange production is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurricanes that battered growing regions.

This past year has seen a horrific flood that submerged one-third of Pakistan, one of the three costliest U.S. hurricanes on record, devastating droughts in Europe and China, a drought-triggered famine in Africa and deadly heat waves all over.

Dellwood Park — a neigborhood in Kissimmee — was struck hard by Hurricane Ian earlier this year, leaving many of the residents to recover from the heavy floods brought in by the storm.

Steve Parker heard about the neighborhood from friends and knew he had to help.