PHOTOS: Tropical Storm Eta in Southwest Florida

Sanibel Causeway during Hurricane Eta on Nov. 11, 2020. (Credit: LCSO)

Photos from across Southwest Florida during Tropical Storm Eta.

Waves at the PierSide Grill. Credit: Sid Esker

Downtown Fort Myers at Park Street and Fowler St. (Credit: Fort Myers Police Department)

Tree down in Englewood (Credit (WINK News)

Sanibel storm surge.(Credit: Scott Pastors)

Dock on Matlacha in Lee County. Credit: WINK News.

Tree falls on home in Cape Coral due to weather caused by Eta. The fire department went to assist Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. Credit: Cape Coral Fire Department.

Arthur watching the storm in Cape Coral. (Credit: Mary Helen E. Bono)

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