FLOODING FROM

HURRICANE IAN IN
FLORIDA, US
FLOOD SOLUTIONS

FLOOD BRIEFING SERIES POWERED BY MULTISOURCE DATA ANALYSIS

LEVERAGING ICEYE SATELLITE IMAGERY

DATA RELEASE 1

NAPLES

4 3 9 . 7 S Q MI ( 1 ,1 3 9 KM 2 ) 0.97 F T (0,30 M)
total flood extent (release 1) average depth at building level

T O TA L VERY HIGH

NUMBER OF 284
≥ 8 FT.
BUILDINGS
HIGH
AFFECTED 745
BY FLOOD 5 - 8 FT.

WAT E R D E P T H MEDIUM

C AT E G O R Y 11.704
2 - 5 FT.

WESTERN LOW

COASTLINE: 71.146
83.879 ≤ 2 FT.

Hurricane Ian moved across Cuba on 27 September as a

strengthening hurricane, and became a powerful Category 4
hurricane on 28 September. As the storm moved toward the
US's third most-populous state, Florida, millions were urged to
evacuate.1 In Key West, nearly 2.5 feet of storm surge flooding
was observed as Ian passed by to the west. Significant storm
surge impacts were observed on the west coast of Florida as Ian
made landfall. At least 6 feet of storm surge flooding has been
observed in Naples, with unofficial indications of closer to 10
feet at beachside locations in Fort Myers.
As Ian moved inland, it caused significant freshwater
flooding with 10-20 inches of rainfall across central Florida.
S TA R T P E A K LAST
FIRST ACQUISITION ACQUISITION Flash flood emergencies were issued, and major flooding on
S TA R T FIRST END FINAL some of the rivers in central and northeast Florida is expected.
MONITORING A N A LY S I S PEAK A N A LY S I S
Some of this flooding may continue into early October.

Sept 23rd Sept 28th Sept 29th Sept 30th Oct 1st Oct 2nd 1
Source:: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-florida-evacuations/
(estimated)

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 T O TA L N U MBE R O F
B UIL DIN G S A F F E C T E D
B Y F L O O D WAT E R D E P T H
C AT E G O R Y
NAPLES: 5.593
VERY HIGH
24
≥ 8 FT.

HIGH
113
5 - 8 FT.

MEDIUM

1.886
2 - 5 FT.

LOW

3.470
≤ 2 FT.

T O TA L N U MBE R O F
B UIL DIN G S A F F E C T E D
B Y F L O O D WAT E R D E P T H
C AT E G O R Y
NORTH FORT MYERS: 1.794
NORTH FORT MYERS
HIGH
7
5 - 8 FT.
MARCO ISLAND MEDIUM
448
2 - 5 FT.
LOW

1.339
≤ 2 FT.

T O TA L N U MBE R O F
B UIL DIN G S A F F E C T E D
B Y F L O O D WAT E R D E P T H
C AT E G O R Y
MARCO ISL AND: 5.590
VERY HIGH
31
≥ 8 FT.

HIGH
94
5 - 8 FT.

MEDIUM

455
2 - 5 FT.

LOW

5.010
Building footprint credit for FEMA USA Structures database
≤ 2 FT.

TA L K T O S A LE S & G AIN A C C E S S Disclaimer: The impact numbers are subject to change as

ICEYE continues to analyze the flood and extend the analysis
TO O U R D ET A I LE D ANALYS IS area. The current data is based on ICEYE's initial analysis
w w w.ICEYE.com/flood with information collected until 13.00 UTC on 29 September
2022. Some areas which have been impacted by the flooding
may not be represented in this initial data.

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