Ian, which was turning about 40 miles off the northern section of the Atlantic coast of Florida, became a hurricane again this Thursday afternoon, a few 10 hours after losing its hurricane status.
Hurricane warnings were issued along the entire South Carolina coast beginning Thursday morning and went into effect for a section of the North Carolina coast later.
By late afternoon, the storm wind speed increased to 75 miles per hour, making it a category I hurricane, moving north-northeast at 10 mph about 240 miles south of Charleston.
Ian lost wind strength and was downgraded to a tropical storm early Thursday after becoming deadly as it swept through Florida, leaving a path of destruction and causing severe flooding.
Life-threatening impacts will continue to spread north through the southeast as Ian charges over the Atlantic and then returns to the tier ra. Hazards will include torrential rain, dangerous storm surge, damaging winds and severe weather as Ian makes that trek.
Prior to Ian’s arrival and while the storm was hitting Florida, states of emergency were declared in Georgia , South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for coastal areas from Georgia to North Carolina.
Ian will continue to hit the parts central and northern Florida panhandles through Thursday night, when it begins its way up the South Carolina coast.
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