Hurricane Ian reaches Carolinas after lashing southern Florida 30.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 30, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Hurricane Ian barreled north Friday, making a second landfall in South Carolina, a day after carving a path of destruction across central Florida.
  • Ian, which had weakened to a tropical storm, was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it churned toward the Carolinas, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 85 miles per hour (140 kilometers per hour).
  • Hours before it made landfall on Friday afternoon, South Carolina’s entire coastline was placed on alert.