Watch live WESH 2 coverage above As Hurricane Ian takes the Carolinas and Georgia as Category 1 storms, the danger of storm surge causing life-threatening flooding persists in central Florida. As of 11 p.m., Ian was moving north-northeast at about 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, still a Category 1 storm. The storm was located about 185 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, and about 265 miles south-southwest of Cape Fear, North Carolina. According to a 5 p.m. National Hurricane Center advisory, Tropical Storm Ian was upgraded to a hurricane as central Florida experienced heavy rainfall. Ian came ashore near Cayo Costa, Florida on Wednesday afternoon with 150 mph winds and began to slam northeastward across the state. “Turn to the north early Friday, then to the north-northwest, with an increase in forward speed Friday night. On the forecast track, Ian will approach the South Carolina coast Friday,” the National Hurricane Center said. “The center will move further inland Friday night and Saturday through the Carolinas.” Active Watch and Warning: Flood warnings issued for Lake, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia for Flagler County Implements Tropical Storm Watch Flood Warning Issued Flood Warning Posted for Orange, Brevard, Volusia, Seminole, Lake, Osceola, Indian River Storm surge warning remains in effect, Flagler/Volusia Line Ian is raining heavily in Central Florida. Volusia County received 15 to 20 inches of rain, the most in the region. During a Thursday morning news conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis noted that central Florida is experiencing “a 500-year flood event.” As for reports of hundreds of deaths in Lee County, DeSantis said: “Not confirmed” and just an estimate. He said it was based on emergency calls from people who said the water in their homes was rising. One death has been confirmed in central Florida. Chopper 2 over the Orlando area and we saw tremors as we flooded the area.About 2.2 million people in Florida are without power as of 10:45 p.m. IanWild video shows hurricane hunters flying into Ian alive after tree fell on house
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Life-threatening flooding from storm surge persists in central Florida as Hurricane Ian takes the Carolinas and Georgia as Category 1 storms.
As of 11 p.m., Ian was moving north-northeast at about 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, still a Category 1 storm. The storm was located about 185 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, and about 265 miles south-southwest of Cape Fear, North Carolina.
According to a 5 p.m. National Hurricane Center advisory, Tropical Storm Ian was upgraded to a hurricane as central Florida experienced heavy rainfall.
Ian came ashore near Cayo Costa, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon with 150 mph winds that began to traverse the state in a northeasterly direction.
“Turn to the north early Friday, then to the north-northwest, with an increase in forward speed Friday night. On the forecast track, Ian will approach the South Carolina coast Friday,” the National Hurricane Center said. “The center will move further inland Friday night and Saturday through the Carolinas.”
Active Watches and Warnings:
Flood warnings issued for Lake, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia
Tropical Storm Watch in effect for Flagler County
Flood advisories issued for Orange, Brevard, Volusia, Seminole, Lake, Osceola, Indian River
Storm surge warnings for Flagler/Volusia Line remain in effect
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Ian is raining heavily in Central Florida. With 15 to 20 inches of rainfall, Volusia County is the most rainy county in the region.
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At a news conference Thursday morning, the governor. Ron DeSantis noted that central Florida is experiencing “a 500-year flood event.”
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As for reports of hundreds of deaths in Lee County, DeSantis said “none of these have been confirmed” and were just an estimate. He said it was based on emergency calls from people who said water levels were rising in their homes.
One death has been confirmed in central Florida. Chopper 2 was over the Orlando area and we saw massive flooding in the area.
About 2.2 million people in Florida were without power as of 10:45 p.m.
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