TAMPA, Fl. (WRIC) — Although Ian has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. The destruction left in its wake still remains. The photos below capture the aftermath of Hurricane Ian’s landfall in Florida.

Damaged homes and debris are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Smoldering homes are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Damaged boats and structures are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Remnants of damaged homes and flooded vehicles are seen in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, following Hurricane Ian. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Boats are stacked up at the Port Sanibel Marina after Hurricane Ian ran through the area Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A first responder with Orange County Fire Rescue makes her way through floodwaters looking for residents of a neighborhood needing help in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Resident Alex Calderon removes debris in his flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Casto, Florida, at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The Category 4 storm had been recorded with 150 mph winds and severe flooding was reported shortly after it made landfall. The photos below show the scene in Florida as Ian wreaks havoc on the western coast.

A down tree lays over the road after being toppled by the winds and rain from Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28, in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Debris litters a street in a neighborhood of St. Pete Beach as the winds from Hurricane Ian arrive on Sept. 28, in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Photos taken of the storm from above. (Courtesy of NASA)
Residents leave with their belongings after a tornado spawned from Hurricane Ian at Kings Point in Delray Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, Sept. 28. (Carline Jean /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Utility trucks are staged ahead of Hurricane Ian, near the Florida Turnpike, Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Wildwood, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Photos captured from 511 traffic cameras across the coast of Florida.

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