The death toll from Hurricane Ian rose Saturday to more than 77 as one of strongest and costliest storms to ever hit the U.S. pushed northward from the Carolinas leaving in its wake a trifecta of misery — dangerous flooding, power outages and massive destruction.
Ian, which slammed into Florida on Wednesday with 150 mph winds, was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone after marching across South Carolina and was expected to weaken even more as it moved later Saturday into south-central Virginia before rolling into the mid-Atlantic.
The storm was still wielding maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Ian –
What 15 ft storm surge looks like …
(credit to Max Olson Chasing)— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) September 30, 2022
Absolutely heartbreaking footage captured by our surge probe of catastrophic storm surge washing away homes. I have never seen anything like this. We have now left the area as hoards of emergency crew have arrived. #HurricaneIan
FULL VIDEO – https://t.co/DOJJn2VThV pic.twitter.com/iPBUyVKw4s
— Max Olson (@MesoMax919) September 29, 2022
Not the beautiful Florida view anyone imagined!
Courtesy of hurricane Ian. pic.twitter.com/kUwtYbnOjZ
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) October 1, 2022
Heartbreaking scenes of destruction on the Florida gulf coast. It will take months if not years for this region to fully recover from Hurricane Ian. pic.twitter.com/esW03nJUdg
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 1, 2022
