https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/30/hurricane-ian-makes-landfall-in-south-carolina-after-leaving-at-least-25-reported-dead-and-millions-without-power-across-florida/ > Hurricane Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, Friday afternoon with sustained winds of 85 mph, battering the state with damaging winds, heavy rain and life-threatening storm surge after killing at least 25 people in Florida and leaving behind a trail of apocalyptic destruction. > Ian, which restrengthened in the Atlantic, is unleashing lethal flooding and enough force to alter the coastal landscape, but it’s expected to rapidly transition into a post-tropical system, with a decrease in its strongest winds as it pushes inland.