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Tropical Storm — Southern Lancaster, SC

Sep 30, 2022

Ian first formed as Tropical Depression Nine in the Caribbean Sea on September 23,|2022. It moved west and northwest into the Western Caribbean and strengthened|into a hurricane. The cyclone turned to the north and crossed over the western tip|of Cuba on September 27th.||Ian strengthened into a major hurricane and moved NNE across the SE Gulf of Mexico,|and intensified into a high end category 4 hurricane, making landfall on the SW coast|of Florida on September 28th. Ian moved NE across centr

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1050603). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Southern Lancaster, SC

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