Center of Hurricane Ian to make landfall with life-threatening storm surge in South Carolina

Posted: Friday, September 30, 2022. 12:57 pm CST.

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says that the center of Hurricane Ian is about to make landfall in South Carolina with life-threatening storm surges, damaging winds, and flash flooding.

The center of Hurricane Ian is located about 55 miles east-northeast of Charleston, South Carolina. Ian is forecast to turn toward the north-northwest by tonight and will move inland across eastern South Carolina and central North Carolina tonight and Saturday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher gusts. 

Ian should weaken rapidly after landfall soon and transition into a post-tropical cyclone overnight.  Ian should dissipate over western North Carolina or Virginia late Saturday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 275 miles (445 km).

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