Ian Lashes South Carolina as Florida Surveys Devastation

A worker moves a sandbag after a pump was placed to remove water from the Battery as the effects from Hurricane Ian are felt, in Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 30, 2022. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

CHARLESTON, S.C.—A revived Hurricane Ian battered coastal South Carolina on Friday, ripping apart piers and filling neighborhoods with calf-high water, after the deadly storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and trapped thousands in their homes.

Ian’s center came ashore near Georgetown with much weaker winds than when it crossed Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday as one of the strongest storms to ever hit the United States. As it moved across South Carolina, Ian dropped from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone.