https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/30/hurricane-ian-strikes-south-carolina-after-leaving-at-least-42-reported-dead-and-millions-without-power-across-florida/ > Hurricane Ian pummeled South Carolina Friday afternoon with heavy rain, destructive winds and life-threatening storm surge after killing at least 42 people in Florida and leaving behind a trail of apocalyptic destruction. > Ian, which made landfall near Georgetown, 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.