– Joey Garrison Hurricane Ian losses: $25-$40 billion In the afternoon, Ian once again became a hurricane - meaning it packs winds of at least 74 mph - and is expected to make landfall once again, this time Friday in South Carolina. Once a Category 4 hurricane, Ian was a tropical storm as it moved Thursday off the coast of Florida and into the Atlantic Ocean, where the warm water reenergized it. Like a villain in a horror movie, Ian is coming back to wreak havoc just when it seemed to go away. Reenergized Ian expected to make landfall in South Carolina HURRICANE IAN TRACKER: Where is Ian headed? See the map.GET TEXT UPDATES: Sign up here for text updates on Hurricane Ian."When I opened the door, my apartment was destroyed." Read more. "I felt things blow past my head and face," resident Jim Travis said. ►Residents described the terror after a tornado tore through a condominium complex near Delray Beach on the Atlantic side of South Florida, ripping off roofs and turning over vehicles. ►Waffle House, known for always being open, said 35 outlets were shut down due to the storm as of Thursday morning. Major to record flooding will continue across central Florida and considerable flooding is expected in portions of the Carolinas and southern Virginia through Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm flooded entire communities, leaving residents stranded in their homes after making landfall Wednesday with 150-mph maximum sustained winds – just 7 mph shy of a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale. Hurricane Ian-related losses thus far range between $25 and $40 billion, the Fitch Ratings credit agency reported Thursday in an initial analysis of the damage.Įven after Ian had weakened to a tropical storm and headed out to the Atlantic early Thursday, its outer bands were still buffeting the state. More than 1.9 million Florida homes and businesses were without power Thursday evening. Sheriffs in southwest Florida said 911 centers were inundated by thousands of stranded callers, some with life-threatening emergencies. At least 14 people were reported dead in counties across the state, a number that's expected to rise substantially.
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