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      • 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 the most vulnerable residents.
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      A timeline of chaotic Ian evacuation orders in Florida's Lee ...

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

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

    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...

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

    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...

  6. www.npr.org › 2022/10/03 › 1126517090Officials face questions over the late evacuation order in ...

    Oct 3, 2022 · 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...

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

    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.

  8. www.npr.org › 2022/10/03 › 1126486479Lee County officials face questions over the late Hurricane ...

    Oct 3, 2022 · Last Sunday — three days before the storm landed on the peninsula — the National Hurricane Center predicted that Ian could bring a storm surge of 4 to 7 feet from Englewood to Bonita Beach...

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

    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...