Ian arrives in North Carolina after bringing flooding, damage to South Carolina; death toll rises in Florida - CBS News

Ian weakened to a post-tropical storm Friday evening, the National Hurricane Center said, hours after making landfall in South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane.

The storm was moving inland over North Carolina overnight Friday, bringing the potential of flash flooding and gusty winds to that state.

The hurricane center said Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, just after 2 p.m.

The center of the storm was 60 miles southeast of Greensboro, North Carolina as of late Friday night, the NHC reported.

Ian slammed coastal South Carolina as a hurricane on Friday, ripping apart piers and flooding streets after the ferocious storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida.

As Ian moved across South Carolina on its way to North Carolina Friday evening, it dropped from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone.

While Ian's center came ashore near Georgetown, South Carolina, on Friday with much weaker winds than when it crossed Florida's Gulf Coast earlier in the week, the storm left many areas of Charleston's downtown peninsula under water.

Ian's heavy rains and winds crossed into North Carolina on Friday evening.

More than 60,000 residents are without power in Virginia as Ian moves further north, poweroutage.us reported Friday night.

To the south, over 270,000 people in North Carolina and 164,000 in South Carolina are in the dark.

The ports of Tampa Bay and Canaveral both reopened on Friday, two days after Hurricane Ian forced them to close.

"This is definitely the worst hurricane I've been through," said Orlando resident Juan Ceballos, who was evacuated by the National Guard.

Coast Guard said Friday, and 16 are still missing after a migrant boat sank off the southern coast of Florida several days ago.

The NFL Foundation said Friday it is donating $1 million to Hurricane Ian relief efforts.

"The NFL family's thoughts are with the various communities affected by Hurricane Ian during this difficult time and we will continue to find additional ways to provide help and support to those in Florida who need it now and in the months ahead," the foundation said in a statement.

ET on Friday, more than 1.7 million customers in Florida, 210,000 in South Carolina and 82,000 in North Carolina were without power, according to poweroutage.us.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office was surveying damage Friday on Pine Island and Matlacha, two islands located very close to where Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida.

Speaking from the White House's Roosevelt Room, President Biden gave an update on Hurricane Ian as it continues to thrash the South.

Hurricane Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, on Friday shortly after 2 p.m.

EDT, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Update: Surface observations indicate that the center of #Hurricane #Ian made landfall on Sep 30 at 205 pm EDT (1805 UTC) near Georgetown, South Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and an.

Roy Cooper said Friday afternoon the state was "feeling the impacts" of Hurricane Ian as the storm was making landfall in South Carolina.

North Carolina will likely see such conditions through Saturday, the governor warned.

The Carolinas were experiencing "life-threatening" storm surge Friday, as well as damaging winds and flash flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center.

"Hurricane conditions are occurring within the Hurricane Warning area in South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina soon," the hurricane center said in its afternoon advisory.

"Tropical storm conditions are occurring in parts of the warning areas on the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas, and hurricane conditions are possible within the Hurricane Watch area in North Carolina by this afternoon.".

Ahead of Ian's expected landfall in South Carolina Friday afternoon, Gov.

Henry McMaster called the hurricane "very dangerous," but he also said "this is not as bad as it could have been." .

"A lot of prayers have been answered, but I ought to ask people, don't quit yet because it's still coming," McMaster said during a briefing Friday afternoon.

"Right now, when the storm seems to be receding in certain parts of the state and is moving onto others at hurricane speeds, this is when people normally get careless, get hurt and, unfortunately, often lose their lives, so don't forget that human error is the deadliest thing that we have," McMaster said.

A National Weather Service official warned Ian was set to make landfall Friday afternoon in South Carolina.

"Hurricane Ian's landfall is imminent along the northern Charleston County coast," the official said during a briefing with Gov.

Charleston County emergency services were suspended Friday as officials prepared for Hurricane Ian to make landfall on South Carolina's coast.

In a tweet, officials said they were pausing response efforts "due to current wind conditions" and would resume service "as soon as it is safe to do so.".

New photos on Friday showed floodwaters in Florida two days after Hurricane Ian hit the state as a Category 4 storm:.

The American Red Cross was on the ground in Florida even before Hurricane Ian made landfall, with hundreds of volunteers and trained disaster workers helping with relief efforts. They are accepting monetary and blood donations. CBS is supporting the American Red Cross.

The group has sent members to provide assistance in Florida and Georgia, and has said it will help those in North Carolina and South Carolina, if needed.

"Even when you get all the way up -- they're going to pull you in -- just keep holding the dog," he said.

Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida's Division of Emergency Management, said there have been more than 700 rescues so far in the state in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

Ron DeSantis said at a press briefing Friday morning.

Lisa Sanez and her two sons fled to the Charleston, South Carolina, area from their home in Tampa, Florida.

Charleston International Airport says it closed Friday morning due to high winds from Hurricane Ian. .

Tampa International said it reopened Friday at 10 a.m.

The southeast coast of South Carolina is expected to take a direct hit from Ian.

The National Hurricane Center warned Ian could produce life-threatening flooding, storm surge and strong winds from Georgia up through North Carolina.

"It's going to be blowing strong winds, and it's going to be all over the state at different levels," South Carolina Gov.

"This storm can still be dangerous and even deadly," North Carolina Gov.

Charleston, South Carolina, started seeing some impacts of Hurricane Ian Friday morning, according to the city's Twitter account, and some roads in the city were already closed.

Police said flooding was being seen "in many of our usual locations" and that road closures were expected to continue throughout the day Friday.

According to the National Hurricane Center as of 8 a.m.

Tropical-storm-force winds started hitting the Carolina coast Friday morning, before life-threatening storm surge — up 7 feet in some areas — is expected there Friday afternoon

"Tropical storm conditions are occurring in parts of the warning areas on the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas, and hurricane conditions are expected to begin in the Hurricane Warning area in South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina by this afternoon," the hurricane center said in its 8 a.m

"Hurricane conditions are possible within the Hurricane Watch area in North Carolina by this afternoon."

With all of South Carolina's coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream of vehicles left Charleston on Thursday, many likely heeding officials' warnings to seek higher ground

With winds holding at 85 mph, the National Hurricane Center's update at 5 a.m

Friday placed Ian about 145 miles southeast of Charleston and forecast a "life-threatening storm surge" and hurricane conditions along the Carolina coastal area later Friday

National Guard troops were being positioned in South Carolina to help with the aftermath, including any water rescues

An 11-year-old boy who'd evacuated with his family from Jacksonville due to Hurricane Ian was killed when he fell from a 19th-story condominium balcony in Panama City Beach, Florida, town officials said

s Hurricane Ian headed for a forecast landfall over South Carolina, President Biden issued an emergency declaration for the state late Thursday night