Hurricane Ian starts lashing South Carolina after leaving at least 21 reported dead and millions without power across Florida
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/30/hurricane-ian-starts-lashing-south-carolina-after-leaving-at-least-21-reported-dead-and-millions-without-power-across-florida/
As much of Florida takes stock Friday of apocalyptic damage — with searchers still checking for people in need and millions without power — deadly Hurricane Ian has begun lashing South Carolina, where an expected afternoon landfall threatens more lethal flooding and enough force to alter the coastal landscape.
With at least 21 deaths reported in Florida, Ian restrengthened to a Category 1 storm in the Atlantic and was barreling toward South Carolina with sustained core winds of 85 mph as of 8 a.m. ET Friday. Its center was due to move onto land between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, forecasters said, with winds up to 73 mph already hitting much of the Carolinas’ coast and life-threatening storm surge and hurricane conditions expected within hours.