After Hurricane Ian, we were #swflstrong. The worst was over. Or so we thought. Hard-hit places are years away from normalcy.

Few images of Hurricane Ian’s destruction in Florida a year ago this week were more indelible than those of the swamped causeway here, the only link between the mainland and barrier island where this small beach community is located.

Thursday marks one year since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida. On this day last year, you may have been taking shelter at home, or maybe you evacuated, as that powerful storm swept across our state.

Thursday marks one year since Hurricane Ian, the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in the U.S., slammed into Florida’s southwest coast.