Hurricane stories

WINK News is monitoring Bonita Springs as Hurricane Idalia approaches the Big Bend of Florida. On the beach, the water is getting closer and the waves are getting stronger. For precautionary measures, the beach will be closed Tuesday night. For more information on Hurricane Idalia, click here.

A tornado watch is in effect until 6 a.m., Wednesday, for a few Southwest Florida Counties as Idalia approaches Florida.

As Idalia gets closer to Florida, agencies are making sand bags available. This is a developing list. Please check back.

Though Hurricane Idalia never made direct contact with Southwest Florida, as its eyewall crept north along the west coast of Florida, it still sent wet storms over the area, even leading to a road closure in Sanibel.

As Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida, the city Cape Coral is still repairing from Hurricane Ian.

Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding.

While Vanderbilt Beach is not expecting a direct hit from Hurricane Idalaia, the beach is certainly going to be affected by the storm.

In anticipation of Hurricane Idalia impacting Sanibel, many people living on the island have left.

Fort Myers Beach is starting to see the effects of Hurricane Idalia continuing its progression through the Gulf of Mexico.

Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for 46 counties as a tropical system approaches Florida.