Tracking Ian’s Latest Path
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Georgetown, South Carolina shortly after 2 p.m. local time Friday as Category 1 storm, driving a wall of water onshore and leading to heavy rain inland and throughout neighboring North Carolina and Virginia. The governors of all three states have declared emergencies and President Joe Biden has issued a disaster declaration.
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Ian was expected to inundate a 200-mile stretch of coastline that includes the historic city of Charleston. More than 280,000 people were without power in the Carolinas on Friday afternoon.
Devastating Storm Surge in South Carolina
Potential storm surge
Bulidings
9+ feet
3
6
1
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Georgetown
Pawleys
Island
Ian made second
landfall near
Georgetown, SC
McClellanville
NC
Charleston
SC
Atlantic Ocean
GA
Potential storm surge
Bulidings
9+ feet
3
6
1
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Georgetown
Pawleys
Island
Ian made second
landfall near
Georgetown, SC
McClellanville
NC
Charleston
SC
Atlantic Ocean
GA
Potential storm surge
Bulidings
9+ feet
3
6
1
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Pawleys
Island
Georgetown
McClellanville
Made second
landfall near
Georgetown,
SC
NC
Charleston
SC
Atlantic Ocean
GA
This marks the second large landfall Ian made in the US, striking Florida Wednesday ripping a path of destruction more than 100 miles long across the Sunshine State. Damages could reach from $67 billion to more than $100 billion, according to multiple estimates. More than 20 people are reported dead both in Florida and in Cuba, where Ian hit earlier this week.
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CAROLINA
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Wilmington
Myrtle Beach
Charleston
GEORGIA
Savannah
Florida
Tampa
NC
Wilmington
SC
Charleston
GA
Savannah
Fl
NC
Wilmington
SC
Charleston
GA
Savannah
Fl
NC
Wilmington
SC
Charleston
GA
Savannah
Fl
More than 1 million people are still without power in Florida and that number will rise as the hurricane moves across South Carolina Friday. Ian is the second storm to strike North America with devastating effects in less than a week, Hurricane Fiona tore through the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, before crashing into a sparsely populated area of Nova Scotia bringing upwards to $4 billion in damage.
Ian’s Storm Surge Caused Catastrophic Flooding on Wednesday
Potential storm surge
Bulidings
9+ feet
3
6
1
Port
Charlotte
Punta
Gorda
Made landfall
near Cayo Costa
Cape
Coral
Florida
Pine
Island
Fort Myers
Sanibel
Island
Storm track
Naples
Gulf of Mexico
Marco Island
Potential storm surge
Bulidings
9+ feet
3
6
1
Port
Charlotte
Punta
Gorda
Punta
Gorda
Made landfall
near Cayo Costa
Florida
Florida
Cape
Coral
Pine
Island
Fort Myers
Sanibel
Island
Storm
track
Naples
Gulf of Mexico
Marco Island
Potential storm surge
Bulidings
9+ feet
3
6
1
Port
Charlotte
Punta
Gorda
Florida
Made landfall
near Cayo Costa
Cape
Coral
Fort Myers
Storm track
Naples
The six-month Atlantic hurricane season got off to a slow start, with August passing without a single storm. Since mid-September the basin has sprung to life through up Ian and Fiona, as well as several smaller storms. So far this year nine storms have formed, which is slightly behind the long-term pace. Usually 10 storms would have been named by now. An average season produces 14 storms and pre-season estimates called for as many as 20.