As Puerto Rico, still largely without power, continues trying to dig out from Hurricane Fiona, Florida braces for now-Category 4 Hurricane Ian, expected to roar ashore this afternoon. A name that ironically means "God is gracious."
With graciousness like this, who needs disaster? The state faces a potential 12-foot peak surge, according to NBC. Anyone familiar with Florida's geography and its highest point being 400 feet above sea level knows that translates into potentially massive and widespread flooding.
CoreLogic had the type of analysis that is beyond dour. Even with 10-foot surges and the presumption of Category 4 severity on landfall, the company said 1,044,412 single-family and multifamily homes along the Gulf Coast that would be in the path of the storm.
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