PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — A Florida man who was evacuating planes for his flight school from Florida to South Carolina before Hurricane Ian arrived had an unwelcome surprise -- the storm followed him after he fled north.
“How on earth can you be so lucky?” Cullen Moorhead, 20, of Clearwater, said sarcastically to The New York Times on Friday. “We were safe and going to be coming home today. Nope.”
Moorhead, a senior majoring in communications at the University of South Florida in Tampa, is a private pilot in Clearwater, the newspaper reported. As Ian took aim at the Tampa Bay region on Monday, Moorhead was instructed by the flight school to help move the facility’s planes to a safer spot.
At 7 a.m. EDT, he loaded his parents and their possessions into a Cessna plane and flew them to Georgetown, South Carolina, to his grandmother’s home at Pawleys Island, according to the Times.
Moorhead, who safely stored the airplane 15 miles away at a local airport, then watched in dismay as Ian battered the southwest Florida coast, crossed the peninsula and took aim at the South Carolina coast.
Ian, which regenerated to a Category 1 hurricane after losing its punch while traveling across Florida, made landfall for a third time -- near Georgetown and his grandmother’s home.
“Then you’re like, ‘That kind of looks like it’s headed toward me,’” Moorhead told the Times.
It was.
Waves topping 7 feet crashed into the South Carolina home, while the Tampa Bay area was spared from the worst of Ian.
The water rose and flooded the ground floor of the house, the Times reported. Moorhead and his father waded in waist-deep water to prevent a propane tank from floating away.
Unfortunately, mementos of his grandfather, who died several weeks ago, were damaged by the waters.
“My mom is devastated,” Moorhead told the newspaper. “Everything of my grandpa’s is just floating in water.”
Moorhead, who expects to graduate from USF in May, has been a pilot at the Clearwater flight school for nearly two years.
“Aviation has always been my passion ever since my first flight as a child,” Moorhead’s resume on LinkedIn states.
Moorhead told the Times he viewed flying as a way to escape from reality, but those sensations were crushed by Ian’s destructive force.
“Of all the places flying has taken me so far, I never thought it’d lead me right into the path of a hurricane,” Moorhead told the newspaper.
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Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage In this aerial view, boats sit grounded in a woodland area and along the side of the road after being pushed by rising water from Hurricane Ian near Fort Myers Beach on September 29, 2022, in San Carlos Island, Florida. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage In this aerial view, a neighborhood remains flooded near downtown after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage Boats sit atop one another in a marina near Fort Myers Beach on September 29, 2022, in San Carlos Island, Florida. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage A man documents storm damage with his phone after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage Vehicles float in the water after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage Doc's Beach House after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage Seth Jones, left, sorts through storm damaged video games as Jason Crosser looks on at Crossers storm damaged business, 8-Bit Hall of Fame, after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage In this aerial view, a home burns after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022, in Sanibel, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage A man looks out to the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Naples, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage A woman walks her bike past boats blocking a road after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage In this aerial view, cars sit in floodwater near downtown after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage In this aerial view, the Sanibel Causeway bridge collapsed in places after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022, in Sanibel, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage A storm damaged building after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage Meagan Hoeschler recovers a family surf board on the beach after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Naples, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage Storm debris fills a street after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage A car sits in floodwater after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage Storm damaged vehicles after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage People walk along a sidewalk blocked by boats after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage In an aerial view, damaged buildings are seen as Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Floridians begin assessing catastrophic Hurricane Ian damage In this aerial view, boats sit atop one another in a marina near Fort Myers Beach on September 29, 2022, in San Carlos Island, Florida. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: A pedestrian navigates a driving rain from Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm causing widespread damage as it crossed the state before moving into the Atlantic and hitting South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: A pedestrian navigates a driving rain from Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm causing widespread damage as it crossed the state before moving into the Atlantic and hitting South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: A worker clears a tree from Meeting Street after it was brought down during Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm causing widespread damage as it crossed the state before moving into the Atlantic then hitting South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Rain from Hurricane Ian floods a street on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now hitting South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: A vehicle drives down a flooded street as rain from Hurricane Ian drenches the city on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now hitting South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Rain from Hurricane Ian floods a street on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now hitting South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Rain from Hurricane Ian floods a street on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now hitting South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and the heads of various state agencies speak about the likely impact of Hurricane Ian on South Carolina on Sept. 28, 2022. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (The State/TNS via Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: A sign is posted in the widow of a shuttered clothing store in the historic district as the city prepares for Hurricane Ian to make landfall on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now expected to hit South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Cars drive through a nearly-deserted historic district as the city prepares for Hurricane Ian to make landfall on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now expected to hit South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: A woman walks past a shuttered Apple store in the historic district as the city prepares for Hurricane Ian to make landfall on September 30, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ian hit Florida as a category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now expected to hit South Carolina as a category 1 storm near Charleston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Ian's arrival ATLANTIC OCEAN - SEPTEMBER 30: In this NOAA handout image taken by the GOES satellite at 13:26 UTC, Hurricane Ian approaches the Atlantic coast of northern Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas on September 30, 2022 in the Atlantic Ocean. After crossing the state of Florida bringing devastating floods and damage, Ian is expected to bring more hurricane-force winds as it travels north along the coast. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images) (Handout/Getty Images)