Naples man describes Hurricane Ian flooding home with water reaching countertops

Naples man describes Hurricane Ian flooding home with water reaching countertops

A Naples homeowner said he watched the storm surge creep into his Naples Park neighborhood as Hurricane Ian made its way through.

Mike Richardson has lived in Naples for nearly 40 years.

He left his house after seeing the water getting closer and closer to his home.

"It was kind of freaky, really, cause like I've said, I've been here so long, we've had storms. I had everything boarded up, but you can't stop something from coming through your doorway, you know," said Richardson.

After Hurricane Ian passed Southwest Florida, Richardson returned home to discover the water rose as high as his countertops.

He still had water in his kitchen drawers.