Ian Goes Posttropical After Landing Friday
Ian weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall on Friday, but will continue to bring tropical storm power and heavy rains to the Carolina. finally dissipates to
Ian made his third landing in the United States and his fourth, including in Cuba. Shortly after 2:00 PM on Friday, September 30, 2022, Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina in a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.
Ian was weakened after making landfall and traveling across Florida earlier this week, but had a chance to return to the hurricane over the Atlantic.
Ian’s current highest estimated wind speed is 70 mph. It makes a final landing in South Carolina and continues to move inland through South Carolina, North Carolina, and finally Virginia, weakening it with heavy rains.
Tropical storm-like conditions are expected along the coast of South Carolina and the southern tip of North Carolina, where a tropical storm warning is in effect.
A tropical storm hits the Carolina coast through Friday, and the winds will continue to blow inland throughout the day.
Now that Ian has moved inland, the storm surge threat has diminished. Storm surge monitoring remains in effect along parts of the North Carolina coast.
A strong thunderstorm embedded in Ian’s rain belt, in addition to all other impacts, could trigger a tornado.
Heavy rains lead to areas of flooding. Widespread rainfall from Carolina to Virginia is at least 3 inches, with localized precipitation exceeding 6 inches. These areas have a moderate risk of flash flooding.
in the south, Torrential rain in central Florida During the first few days of October, the region will be affected in the form of record high river flooding.
Models agree well that Ian will move north bringing dampness and clouds to the northeast over the weekend.
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Ian’s history
Ian became the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season on the night of September 23. Although it was slow to pick up momentum, Ian quickly intensified when the hurricane hit Monday.
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday afternoon. This is the first hurricane to make landfall in the continental United States this year. The first landfall was just after 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday at her Costa in Cayo, Florida, with maximum winds of 150 mph. Then, with a maximum wind speed of 145 mph, Pirate moved inland just south of Punta Her Gorda near Her Harbor and made a second landing.
A weather station near Port Charlotte reported gusts of 132 mph and sustained winds of 115 mph when Ian made landfall.
Parts of southwestern Florida, including Naples, were flooded with high water on Wednesday when Ian made landfall.
The surge was highest near the center of Ian and lowered considerably northward towards Tampa Bay.
Storm surges reportedly inundated 12 to 18 feet in parts of southwest Florida.
When Ian landed, Sanibel Island saw the water rise very quickly.
Areas of Central Florida received heavy rains in excess of one foot in many places. This caused widespread flooding and required dozens of water rescues.
See what the damage looked like across Florida.
After landing and crossing the Florida peninsula, Ian was weakened and caught in a tropical storm. Traveling across the Atlantic off the east coast of Florida, the Hurricane had the opportunity to return.
Ian moved north and made its third landfall in the United States as a Category 1 hurricane with winds up to 85 mph. Shortly after 2pm on Friday, September 30th, we moved inland near Georgetown, South Carolina.
Before landing in America, Ian big hurricane It’s about 4:30 am on a Tuesday morning, just southwest of La Coloma, a town in the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
Ian weakened slightly after passing over western Cuba, but retained its status as a major hurricane as it moved northward and into the Gulf Coast. After completing the eyeball replacement cycle Tuesday night, Ian became a Category 4 hurricane early Wednesday morning.
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