Ian: Death toll rises to 54, including 47 in Florida (live updates)
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By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Rescuers looked for survivors in Florida and authorities in the Carolinas were waiting to assess damages as the remnants of Hurricane Ian moved up the Mid-Atlantic coast Saturday.
Ian has been reclassified as a post-tropical cyclone and is no longer considered a hurricane, but it is shaping up to be one of the strongest and costliest storms to hit the U.S. residents in Florida. At least 54 people are confirmed dead, including 47 in Florida, according to The Associated Press. Most of the deaths in Florida were from drowning, the news organization reported.
Here are the latest updates for Saturday, Oct. 1:
Hurricane Ian to death toll rises to 54, authorities say
Update 10:20 p.m. EDT Oct. 1: The death toll from Hurricane Ian rose to 47 in Florida, authorities said Saturday evening, bringing the global toll to at least 54 dead.
As of Saturday, over 1,000 people had been rescued from flooded areas along Florida’s southwestern coast alone, Daniel Hokanson, a four-star general and head of the National Guard told The Associated Press.
Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center issued its final advisory Saturday evening while what’s left of the storm slowly dissipates over southern Virginia.
Ian weakens as it moves through Virginia
Update 5:45 p.m. EDT Oct. 1: Post-tropical cyclone Ian continued to weaken as it moved across southern and central Virginia, the National Hurricane Center said.
In its 5 p.m. EDT advisory, the hurricane center said that Ian was located about 95 miles west-southwest of Richmond, and about 145 miles west of Norfolk.
The storm has slowed down considerably, moving east-northeast at 6 mph.
A low pressure system east-northeast of the storm is expected to lead to Ian’s dissipation on Sunday morning, the NHC said.
DeSantis: 54% of Florida residents have power back
Update 2:20 p.m. EDT Oct. 1: In a news conference in Fort Myers, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that power had been restored to 54% of the people who had lost electricity as a result of Hurricane Ian.
However, southwest Florida still remains the area with the most customers without power. DeSantis said that 73% of Lee County residents remain without power, while to the north, Charlotte County has 77% without electricity.
The county most affected by power outages is Hardee County, located northeast of Fort Myers and east of Sarasota, with 88% of its residents still without power.
DeSantis added that there was more standing water in Central Florida than in the southwest part of the state.
“It (flooding) is creating a lot of problems, really all across the state,” the governor said.
1.3 million Florida residents still without power
Update 1:43 p.m. EDT Oct. 1: Approximately 1.3 million Florida residents are still without power since Hurricane Ian struck the peninsula, a Federal Emergency Management Administration official said during a news conference on Saturday afternoon.
FEMA Assistant Administrator Anne Bink said the agency is working with the Army Corps of Engineers to provide temporary power, while efforts to restore power statewide continue.
The Army Corps of Engineers is establishing “generating stations” in Florida, CNN reported.
130 homes northeast of Orlando damaged by Ian
Update 1:09 p.m. EDT Oct. 1: At least 130 homes in Seminole County, located northeast of Orlando, Florida, sustained sustained major damage, Alan Harris, the county’s emergency manager said Saturday, according to The New York Times.
That number could grow as rivers in the area crest over the next few days.
“Mother Nature is still moving water around, and homes that were not damaged when Hurricane Ian was on top of us are about to be damaged,” Harris said. “And homes that were damaged are about to get worse.”
NC man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Update 12:59 p.m. EDT Oct. 1: North Carolina authorities said a man may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning after he was found inside his home, where a gas-powered generator was still running.
The 65-year-old man, from Clayton, was found at about 7:30 a.m. EDT Saturday, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported. Authorities believe he was running the generator as post-tropical storm Ian moved through the area, The New York Times reported.
Clayton firefighters arriving at the home found a generator that was not properly vented, town spokesperson Nathanael Shelton told the News & Observer.
Johnston County emergency medical service personnel tried to revive the man but could not. The man’s wife was also in the home but was not injured, the newspaper reported.
North Port still has up to 8 feet of flooding
Update 12:33 p.m. EDT Oct. 1: Scott Titus, the fire chief of North Port, Florida, told CNN that the town still has 7 to 8 feet of flooding in some areas, and there will be a “long, long recovery period.”
Crews rescued about 150 people overnight, bringing them to shelters, Titus told the news organization.
“It appears that we have just kind of reached the crest today, and water will begin going down. But we’ve got 7, 8 feet on some street levels down there of water, up into the homes,” Titus said. “We are accessing houses with boats, with high-water vehicles, and trying to get people out of those affected areas that don’t have water, don’t have food. We have been balancing that with the emergency calls, trying to get into them.”
Lee County sheriff confirms 35 deaths
Update 11:38 a.m. EDT Oct. 1: Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno confirmed that 35 deaths have been confirmed in the county as a result of Hurricane Ian.
During a briefing Saturday morning, Marceno said the identities of the people killed have not been released publicly. The sheriff added that between 600 and 700 people have been rescued The New York Times reported.
“We’re out in full force,” Marceno said.
An official tally of deaths have not been released statewide. The Associated Press reported earlier that at least 30 deaths had been confirmed overall, including 27 in Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida gets FEMA aid
Update 11:22 a.m. EDT Oct. 1: The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Saturday that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Naples Daily News reported. The approval of the action by President Joe Biden supplements tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Ian.
Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs as tribe members attempt to recover from the Category 4 storm, according to the newspaper.
The Seminole Tribe has a reservation in Collier County and a hotel and casino in Immokalee, the Daily News reported.
Biden approves emergency declaration for NC
Update 10:54 a.m. EDT Oct. 1: President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for North Carolina overnight following Hurricane Ian.
Biden ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions from the storm, WNCN-TV reported.
According to a news release from the White House, “The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in all 100 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.”
Thousands without power in Virginia
Update 9:58 a.m. EDT Oct. 1: Power outages are being reported in Virginia as Ian, now a post-tropical cyclone, headed toward the state. As of 11 p.m. EDT Friday, approximately 94,717 customers were experiencing power outages, WRIC-TV reported.
At 9 a.m. EDT Saturday, Dominion Energy reported 38,119 customers without power in the company’s service area.
Southside Electric Cooperative, which serves counties between Petersburg and the North Carolina, reported that there were 3,707 customers without power. The Central Virginia Electric Cooperative reported that, as of 9:30 a.m. Saturday, a total of 2,193 customers were without power.
Broken levee could send 15 feet of water into Florida neighborhood
Update 8:48 a.m. EDT Oct. 1: Sarasota County’s automated alert system warned residents of a possible levee break in the Hidden River-Myakka Valley area of the county, authorities said.
“Possible levee break in the area of Hidden River/Myakka Valley with potential of 15 feet of flood water,” the text message alert, sent at 3:15 a.m. EDT, read, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. “Residents are urged to shelter in place if it is safe to do so as exit routes and roadways may be impassable.”
That message was confirmed by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office later Saturday morning, according to the newspaper.
“For additional clarification, this levee compromise should not impact any other areas in Sarasota County including Venice or North Port,” Kaitlyn Perez, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, wrote in an email. “At this time, deputies are working with Sarasota County Fire personnel to go door-to-door and advise residents of potential flooding.”
Florida interstate closed due to flooding
Update 7:56 a.m. EDT Oct. 1: Interstate 75 in Sarasota County was closed just before 10 p.m. EDT on Friday as the Myakka River flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the Bradenton Herald reported.
“Major delays are expected in the area,” the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said in a news release, adding that the rising river no longer made the interstate safe for drivers.
The road was closed for a 14-mile stretch, with motorists forced to take alternate routes from either direction.
Ian’s remnants bring heavy rains to Carolinas, Virginia
Update 7:13 a.m. EDT Oct. 1: The National Hurricane Center issued its final advisory on Ian, now a post-tropical cyclone, at 5 a.m. EDT. The system was located 30 miles south of Greensboro, North Carolina, and still had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.
The storm was moving north-northwest at 12 mph.
Ian was expected to move across central North Carolina on Saturday morning and reach south-central Virginia by the afternoon. The system is expected to dissipate over south-central Virginia by Saturday night, according to the hurricane center.
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida MATLACHA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Whitney Hall (R) embraces a friend atop the remains of his home amidst wreckage left in the wake of Hurricane Ian on the island of Matlacha on September 30, 2022 in Matlacha, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida MATLACHA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Pine Island residents Wolfgang Nester (R) and his son Sebastian walk amongst the wreckage lef in the wake of Hurricane Ian on the island of Matlacha on September 30, 2022 in Matlacha, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida MATLACHA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: A chair sits on a flooded roadway in the wake of Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Matlacha, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida MATLACHA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Wreckage left in the wake of Hurricane Ian is shown on the island of Matlacha on September 30, 2022 in Matlacha, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida A burned vehicle from an electrical fire following Hurricane Ian in Venice, Florida, US, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Two million electricity customers in Florida remained without power Friday morning, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida MATLACHA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Whitney Hall waves to a friend from the remains of his home while waving the American flag amidst wreckage left in the wake of Hurricane Ian on the island of Matlacha on September 30, 2022 in Matlacha, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Sue Lepisto hugs her neighbor after they saw each other when they came to visit what was left of their homes after Hurricane Ian passed through on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Their homes were flooded with about 6 feet of water. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Brian Siebert becomes emotional as he looks at what remains of his home after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mr. Siebert feels like he has lost everything in the apartment because there was about 6 feet of water that inundated it. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Frank Bruno speaks with members of the Texas A&M Task Force 1 Search and Rescue team as they look for anyone needing help after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mr. Bruno said he road the storm out in his home and told the search team members that he was okay. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Deb McGinty walks with outstretched arms near her apartment as she said she was, "Thanking God that I'm alive" after Hurricane Ian passed through on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mrs. McGinty said she rode the storm out in her home and feels lucky to be alive. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Lucy Montoya hugs niece Judy Sanchez after seeing her for the first time since Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mrs. Montoya said she road the storm out in the apartment and had to flee through a window because of flood waters in the middle of the storm to a second floor apartment. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Val Stuart talks on a cell phone as she sits on the bed she setup on the floor after the apartment she was staying in was flooded when Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mrs. Stuart who evacuated from Sanibel before the storm ended up staying in the apartment and had to flee in the middle of the storm through a window because of flood waters to a second floor apartment. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Jordan Reidy carries his dog, Ivory, back to their second-floor apartment after fleeing when Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mr. Reidy and his mother plan to stay at the home because they feel like they have no where else to go. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Omar Sanchez walks through flood waters to his apartment after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mr. Sanchez said he had to flee from his first floor apartment to the second floor because flood waters inundated it. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: A member of the Texas A&M Task Force 1 Search and Rescue team looks for anyone needing help after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida A woman walks down the stairs from her house as a creek overflows from flooding following Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida. - Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to cause life-threatening storm surges in the Carolinas on Friday after unleashing devastation in Florida, where it left a yet unknown number of dead in its wake. After weakening across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic Ocean and was headed toward the Carolinas, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida Osceloa County Sheriffs use a fanboat to rescue residents from flooding following Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida. - Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to cause life-threatening storm surges in the Carolinas on Friday after unleashing devastation in Florida, where it left a yet unknown number of dead in its wake. After weakening across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic Ocean and was headed toward the Carolinas, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida Osceloa County Sheriffs use a fanboat to rescue a 93 year-old resident from flooding following Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida. - Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to cause life-threatening storm surges in the Carolinas on Friday after unleashing devastation in Florida, where it left a yet unknown number of dead in its wake. After weakening across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic Ocean and was headed toward the Carolinas, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida Osceloa County Sheriffs use a fanboat to rescue residents from flooding following Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida. - Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to cause life-threatening storm surges in the Carolinas on Friday after unleashing devastation in Florida, where it left a yet unknown number of dead in its wake. After weakening across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic Ocean and was headed toward the Carolinas, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida A man stops in front of his house as a creek overflows from flooding following Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida. - Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to cause life-threatening storm surges in the Carolinas on Friday after unleashing devastation in Florida, where it left a yet unknown number of dead in its wake. After weakening across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic Ocean and was headed toward the Carolinas, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida Osceloa County Sheriffs speaks to a resident as a creek rises from flooding following Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida. - Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to cause life-threatening storm surges in the Carolinas on Friday after unleashing devastation in Florida, where it left a yet unknown number of dead in its wake. After weakening across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic Ocean and was headed toward the Carolinas, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: In this aerial view, vehicles line up to purchase gasoline in the wake of Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Port Charlotte, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: In this aerial view, vehicles drive through standing water left in the wake of Hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Port Charlotte, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges, and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida A fallen sign following Hurricane Ian in Venice, Florida, US, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Ian, now a hurricane again, is threatening to carve a new path of destruction through South Carolina Friday when it roars ashore north of Charleston. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: Members of the Florida National Guard look for stranded residents in a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding in Central Florida as it crossed through the state after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: A wall of a condo was torn off as hurricane Ian passed through on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Ron Waselenchuk inspects his sailboat which was pushed ashore by hurricane Ian on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida Damage to a McDonald's restaurant following Hurricane Ian in Venice, Florida, US, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Ian, now a hurricane again, is threatening to carve a new path of destruction through South Carolina Friday when it roars ashore north of Charleston. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Photos: Hurricane Ian's devastating impact on Florida ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: Street signs are seen in the water in a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding in Central Florida as it crossed through the state after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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)
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 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)