NAPLES, FL – OCTOBER 02: Clothes dry out in the lawn of a home flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 02: Florida Army National Guard members unload supplies from a helicopter on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents of the island are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Nita Ross, 79, shines a flashlight on a broken frame of family photos on the mud-coated floor, as she returns to her mobile home for the first time since the passage of Hurricane Ian, in Sunshine Mobile Home Park in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Ross’ home stayed on its foundations, unlike those of some of her neighbors, but storm flooding almost to the height of the ceiling destroyed most of her possessions and household items. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Crews work on a power lines near Ona Florida, after Hurricane Ian, October 1, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

Residents wade through water to get to their house in a flooded neighborhood following Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. – Deadly Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, was still dumping rain on parts of the country early Saturday, but was beginning to wind down after walloping Florida. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

“Smokee” retrieves furniture and belongings from his home at Sunny Land, a mobile home park on San Carlos Island in Fort Myers, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022. – Shocked Florida communities counted their dead Saturday as the full scale of the devastation came into focus, two days after Hurricane Ian tore into the coastline as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Flooded streets in Sanibel Island, Fla., on Sept. 30, 2022, two days after Hurricane Ian passed through.

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A damaged causeway to Sanibel Island on Sept. 30, 2022, near Sanibel Island, Fla.

A photo series depicting scenes of drivers in a major traffic jam on I-75 North. The Peace and Myakka Rivers rose to above normal levels days after hurricane Ian pummelled the area with wind and rain. The area had already experienced flooding during the hurricane and now days later is flooding once again. This time from rising river waters. Carlos Osorio for NPR.

People ride bikes along a street in Punta Gorda Florida after hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

A boat submerged in the middle of the Peace River in Punta Gorda Florida after hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

Jim and Susan Helton sit int he back of a car outside a hotel in Fort Myers Florida. Their home in Fort Myers beach was destroyed by hurricane Ian. They are staying in this hotel, which has no power or water, until their FEMA assistance request is submitted. Carlos Osorio for NPR.

Barbara Gaskin (left) speaks with a man while waiting in line for gas near North Port Florida after hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

A National Guard truck drives through flood waters at the Good Samaritan Society Village, following Hurricane Ian, on September 30, 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida. – Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to cause life-threatening storm surges in the Carolinas on Friday after unleashing devastation in Florida, where it left a yet unknown number of dead in its wake. After weakening across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic Ocean and was headed toward the Carolinas, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 30: Douglas Jensen hugs his neighbor Emily Fisher after they saw each other when they came to visit what was left of their homes after Hurricane Ian passed through on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Their homes were flooded with about 6 feet of water. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

FORT MYERS FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 29: Stedi Scuderi looks over her apartment after flood water inundated it when Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

People leave the flooded community of Country Club Ridge in North Port Florida after hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

Charlene Goerlatz looks out the window of her home where the roof fell in after hurricane Ian in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

Larry Goerlatz cleans up after the roof fell in due to hurricane Ian in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

Sheryl Hawk outside her home in Englewood Florida after hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

A couple sits in front of their home in Englewood Florida after hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

People leave the flooded community of Country Club Ridge in North Port Florida after hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

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Damaged homes and debris are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Boats are left stranded on the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. – Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing “catastrophic” flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the “extremely dangerous” hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

FORT MYERS FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 29: Frankie Romulus (L) and Kendrick Romulus stand outside of their apartment next to a boat that floated into their apartment complex when Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mrs. Brennan said the boat floated in around 7pm. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

BONITA SPRINGS, FL – SEPTEMBER 29: People embrace as they survey property damage from Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Bonita Springs, Florida. The storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida, and brought high winds, storm surges, and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

SARASOTA, FL – SEPTEMBER 28: Motorists travel across the John Ringling Causeway as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida. The storm made a U.S. landfall at Cayo Costa, Florida this afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds over 140 miles per hour in some areas. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

(L-r) Allan Juhl gets help tying up his canoe while his partner Katie Falcon and their neighbors Ashley Palacios and her brother Andres garcia look on at Thrace Street in the Palmetto Beach neighborhood of Tampa Bay Florida before Hurricane Ian hits the area on September 27, 2022. All of them are staying put for now. Katie and Allan are attaching the canoe to their car incase they have to evacuate and need the canoe to return later. Carlos Osorio for NPR

A boarded up business in Gulf Port Florida before Hurricane Ian hits the area on September 27, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

Two people work on boarding up a house in South Tampa Bay Florida before Hurricane Ian hits the area on September 27, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NPR

A truck pulls a man on a kayak on a low-lying road after flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, in Key West, Fla., Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Martin)

A resident walks back home on a flooded street following Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, US, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Hurricane Ian, one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the US, weakened to a tropical storm but continues to dump rain on the state as it makes its way up the US Southeast. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A person rides a bicycle in St. Petersburg Florida before Hurricane Ian hits the area on September 28, 2022. Carlos Osorio for NP