VIDEOS: See Hurricane Ian's impact in Florida and beyond
Video above: Heavy winds in Volusia County, Florida
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwestern Florida near Cayo Costa as a massive Category 4 storm on Wednesday afternoon, lashing the state with heavy rain and pushing a devastating storm surge.
Watch videos below that already show the storm's devastating impact:
Lake County, Florida
An alligator was caught on camera swimming through the floodwaters in Lake County, Florida, as Hurricane Ian brings major flooding to parts of the state on Wednesday.
Lake County’s fire chief cautioned earlier Wednesday that, “With the high water, we get some amphibious creatures to come out of the swamps — snakes, alligators (that) we normally wouldn’t.”
The video above shows an alligator about 9 or 10 feet long in the high water in Astor.
Orlando, Florida
Video from a neighborhood and backyard canal shows strong winds and rising water in Orlando Wednesday.
Broward County, Florida
An aerial view of damages in Broward County, Florida, ahead of Ian's landfall.
Tampa Bay, Florida
Water recedes from Tampa Bay as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida.
Flying into Hurricane Ian
A hurricane hunter that goes by Tropical Nick Underwood shared a video with sisters station WESH that shows a rough ride into Hurricane Ian.
Naples, Florida
This video from Naples Fire Rescue shows a water rescue during flooding caused by Hurricane Ian.
Other videos showed power lines bursting into flames as Hurricane Ian moves through.
Video shows submerged cars in a flooded parking garage in Pelican Bay, Naples, while other footage captured fire trucks submerged in floodwater.
Marco Island, Florida
Video shows flooding on Marco Island.
Fort Myers, Florida
Video shows Fort Myers Beach inundated with flooding.
Another video from Fort Myers shows Hurricane Ian's storm surge.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Video shows strong winds in Deerfield Beach.
Lake Park, Florida
Video shows the strong intracoastal winds in Lake Park.
Cuba
Video shows strong winds and rain as Hurricane Ian passed through the western part of Cuba.
Another video shows Hurricane Ian lashing parts of Cuba.
Another video shows a home experiencing flooding as Hurricane Ian passed through.