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     • In the days before Hurricane Ian made landfall, forecasters predicted significant storm surge along Florida’s coast. Despite the warnings, officials in Lee County waited a day later than other coastal counties to announce evacuation orders.
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   Did Lee County delay mandatory evacuation orders before Hurricane Ian?

   • Questions have been raised about the decision by Lee County officials to delay mandatory evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Ian's landfall. Did that decision contribute to the rising death toll? Officials in Lee County, Fla., issued mandatory evacuation orders only one day before Hurricane Ian hit land despite days of warnings beforehand.

   Officials face questions over the late evacuation order in Florida's

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   Will hurricane Ian drive a storm surge in Lee County?

   • BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: Yeah. So three days before this storm hit, the National Hurricane Center sent an advisory saying Ian could drive this devastating storm surge, up to seven feet of water, in this area around Lee County. Then two days before landfall - this is last Monday - the center issued an official warning.

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   Can Lee County mandate evacuations for flood-prone areas?

   • On Tuesday, just one day before Ian hit, Lee County ordered mandatory evacuations for residents in its flood-prone areas. All evacuation orders are made at the county level in Florida, and while leaders can order evacuations, they can’t mandate that people leave.

   Did Lee County wait too long to order evacuations?

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   Did a mandatory evacuation order contribute to Hurricane Ian's death toll?

   • Officials in Lee County, Fla., issued mandatory evacuation orders only one day before Hurricane Ian hit land despite days of warnings beforehand. So did that decision contribute to the death toll? So far, we know at least 81 people died in Florida during the storm and its aftermath. And of those 42, more than half were in Lee County.

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3. www.washingtonpost.com › nation › 2022/10/14A timeline of chaotic Ian evacuation orders in Florida's Lee ...

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   Oct 14, 2022 · But in Lee County, officials decided to wait until the following morning to order people to leave, citing uncertainty about Ian’s track. By then, it may have been too late for some of...

4. www.abcactionnews.com › weather › hurricane-ianDid Lee County wait too long to order evacuations?

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   Oct 3, 2022 · On Tuesday, just one day before Ian hit, Lee County ordered mandatory evacuations for residents in its flood-prone areas. All evacuation orders are made at the county level in Florida, and while...

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5. www.npr.org › 2022/10/08 › 1127501943Questions keep swirling why a Florida county delayed ... - NPR

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   Oct 8, 2022 · Many are looking at a decision by officials in Lee County to delay ordering a mandatory evacuation until Tuesday, September 27, the day before the hurricane made landfall. That was more...

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   Oct 3, 2022 · Officials in Lee County, Fla., issued mandatory evacuation orders only one day before Hurricane Ian hit land despite days of warnings beforehand. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: So did...

7. www.cnn.com › us › live-newsOctober 2, 2022 Hurricane Ian updates - CNN

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   Oct 3, 2022 · Officials in hardest-hit Lee County, Florida, are facing mounting questions about why the first mandatory evacuations weren't ordered until a day before Hurricane Ian's landfall —despite an...

8. www.nytimes.com › 2022/09/30 › usFacing a Dire Storm Forecast in Florida, Officials Delayed ...

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   Sep 30, 2022 · Lee County Announced Evacuation Orders After Other Coastal Counties. In the days before Hurricane Ian made landfall, forecasters predicted significant storm surge along Florida’s coast.

9. wsvn.com › news › localDeSantis defends timing of Lee County officials’ evacuation ...

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   Oct 2, 2022 · (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Lee County officials acted appropriately when they issued their first mandatory evacuations on Tuesday, less than 24 hours before Hurricane Ian...