• UPDATE: Ian makes SC Land

    From Weather Alert@21:1/175 to All on Fri Sep 30 16:57:00 2022
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    Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022
    215 PM EDT Fri Sep 30 2022

    ...HURRICANE IAN MAKES LANDFALL NEAR GEORGETOWN SOUTH CAROLINA...

    Surface observations indicate that the center of Hurricane Ian
    made landfall at 205 pm EDT (1805 UTC) near Georgetown, South
    Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and an
    estimated minimum central pressure of 977 mb (28.85 inches).


    SUMMARY OF 205 PM EDT...1805 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...33.3N 79.2W
    ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM NE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...977 MB...28.85 INCHES

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    Forecaster Blake/Cangialosi/Huffman


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