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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...
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...
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,...
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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.
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...
Oct 4, 2022 · New York CNN Business —. Journalists are pressing elected leaders in Florida on whether Lee County’s evacuation order came too late. In the wake of Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic landfall...
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Oct 5, 2022 · Politifact: Most of Lee County wasn't in the cone three days before Hurricane Ian, but parts of it were. Yacob Reyes. PolitiFact. 0:00. 0:30. Hurricane Ian battered Florida's southwestern coast...
