FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hurricane Ian is still costing Floridians millions and researchers are still assessing the damage.


What You Need To Know

  • According to a National Hurricane Center report, Hurricane Ian caused $109.5 billion in damages to Florida, making it the state's costliest storm on record

  • With an overall damage estimate of $112.9 billion, the NHC report called Ian the third-costliest U.S. hurricane on record

  • The mayor of Fort Myers, Kevin B. Anderson, announced that FEMA used its 50/50 rule to determine what homes and buildings suffered substantial damage

  • The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers evaluated the buildings in Fort Myers back in October of 2022, to access the gravity of each homes damages

  • RELATED: Hurricane Ian posthumously upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane before making landfall

With a statewide cost of $109.5 billion, a recent report from the National Hurricane Center called Hurricane Ian the costliest hurricane on record in the state of Florida.

With an overall cost of $113 billion from all states affected by the storm, Ian is now the United State's third-costliest hurricane, the report said.

Reports show that thousands of homes were completely ripped apart by the storm, and tens of thousands more were damaged.

In places like, Fort Myers, Ian’s damage can still be seen six months later.

“We’re going to be looking at Saint James City and Sanibel," said Capt. Eric Davis. "That’s our impacted area."

Davis is a Fort Myers native and one of many who volunteered his time toward hurricane relief efforts.

“We were running people out to Sanibel because the roads were impacted,” said Davis. “A lot of the local guides were running residents back and forth so they could check on their houses.”

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers evaluated the buildings in Fort Myers back in October of 2022, to access the gravity of each homes damages. The 23-page document listed over 1,000 addresses.

Davis took Spectrum News out on the water, to show how far out some of the damage went.

“You can still see dock damage," he  said. "It’s going to be a long time before it’s 100% back to what it was before the storm.”

However, Davis said he feels good about the progress that's been made on and off the water.

Fort Myers Mayor Kevin B. Anderson has announced that FEMA used its 50/50 rule to determine what homes and buildings suffered substantial damage.

Fort Myers is a special flood hazard area that has a number of requirements that must be met before residents are able to rebuild.