Hurricane Ian has formally made landfall this Friday South Carolina, specifically in Georgentown, with sustained winds of 85 miles per hour.
Ian’s passage through South Carolina is expected to come through storm surge and flooding that will wreak havoc, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). ).
Ian’s center was located at 2: 00 pm, local time, in Atlantic Ocean waters at 55 miles per hour to the east -northeast of the city of Charleston, while its inclement weather is expected to turn north-northwest during the night.
According to NHC, the category 1 hurricane will pass through eastern South Carolina towards its inland and will reach central North Carolina tonight through Saturday. However, it should “weaken quickly” after making landfall and degrading into a post-tropical cyclone in the hours of Friday night, the Efe agency reported.
It is forecast to weaken over western Virginia or North Carolina on Saturday night, according to NHC data.
Since its formation in the central Caribbean last weekend, Ian, the fourth hurricane of 2022, has left a trail of destruction, especially in western Cuba and Florida, where it crossed the peninsula from west to east to reach the Atlantic,
The hurricane can cause storm surges in the coastal Carolinas with sea level rise of up to 7 feet, according to the NHC. Watches and advisories issued by the agency range from northeast Florida to North Carolina.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward to 55 miles, with tropical storm strength reaching as far as 485 miles.
In addition to storm surge, Ian It will cause intense rains, with the risk of strong waves, floods and overflowing of rivers, as well as the risk of tornadoes.