Hurricane Ian barrels toward South Carolina with landfall expected today: Live updates

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Hurricane Ian’s winds strengthened to 85 mph as the storm moved toward an expected landfall on South Carolina’s coast Friday, forecasters said.

As of early Friday morning, maximum sustained winds for the storm were 85 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Ian was a Category 4 hurricane when it struck Florida, causing what officials say was historic damage. It weakened to a tropical storm before regaining hurricane status over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.

Its center was about 175 miles south of Charleston and was moving northeast at 10 mph, according to the hurricane center. It is expected to move into South Carolina on Friday, bringing what the weather agency warns is life-threatening storm surge, flooding and strong winds."

Going to cause more destruction in a new location